" repudiates "

1: to declare not to be true;

  * e.g., " ... vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contradicts,

•  denies,

•  disaffirms,

•  disallows,

•  disavows,

•  disclaims,

•  disconfirms,

•  disowns,

•  gainsays,

•  negates,

•  negatives,

•  refutes,

•  rejects

•  Antonyms : 

•  acknowledges,

•  admits,

•  allows,

•  avows,

•  concedes,

•  confirms,

•  owns

2: to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility;

  * e.g., " ... the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again "

•  Synonyms : 

•  denies,

•  disavows,

•  disclaims,

•  disowns

•  Antonyms : 

•  acknowledges,

•  avows,

•  claims,

•  owns,

•  recognizes

3: to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to;

  * e.g., " ... we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balks (at),

•  declines,

•  deselects,

•  disapproves,

•  negatives,

•  nixes,

•  passes,

•  passes up,

•  refuses,

•  rejects,

•  reprobates,

•  spurns,

•  throws out,

•  throws over,

•  turns down

•  Antonyms : 

•  accepts,

•  agrees (to),

•  approves

1: to declare not to be true;

  * e.g., " ... vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contradict,

•  deny,

•  disaffirm,

•  disallow,

•  disavow,

•  disclaim,

•  disconfirm,

•  disown,

•  gainsay,

•  negate,

•  negative,

•  refute,

•  reject

•  Antonyms : 

•  acknowledge,

•  admit,

•  allow,

•  avow,

•  concede,

•  confirm,

•  own

2: to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility;

  * e.g., " ... the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deny,

•  disavow,

•  disclaim,

•  disown

•  Antonyms : 

•  acknowledge,

•  avow,

•  claim,

•  own,

•  recognize

3: to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to;

  * e.g., " ... we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balk (at),

•  decline,

•  deselect,

•  disapprove,

•  negative,

•  nix,

•  pass,

•  pass up,

•  refuse,

•  reject,

•  reprobate,

•  spurn,

•  throw out,

•  throw over,

•  turn down

•  Antonyms : 

•  accept,

•  agree (to),

•  approve