repudiation | Definition of repudiation

Synonyms and Antonyms of repudiation

1 a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement

voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth

Synonyms of repudiation

contradiction, denegation, denial, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, rejection

Words Related to repudiation

disproof, rebuttal, refutation

Near Antonyms of repudiation

concession, confession

affirmation, assertion, declaration

attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

Antonyms of repudiation

acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

2 the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired

New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym

Synonyms of repudiation

abnegation, renouncement, renunciation, self-denial

Words Related to repudiation

denial, refusal

relinquishment, resignation, surrender

self-abnegation, self-renunciation

Near Antonyms of repudiation

adoption, embrace, embracement, espousal

Antonyms of repudiation

indulgence, self-indulgence