REPUDIATION Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

repudiation

noun

ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən

Definition of repudiation

as in denial

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

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as in refusal

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

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Recent Examples of repudiation Her face displays the trademark unibrow and faint mustache — a gender-bending look that, scholars say, reflects Kahlo’s defiant repudiation of the classic female aesthetic. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 His is a playground repertoire, a rolling repudiation of the safe option. — New York Times, 10 June 2026 What's behind all this vacation repudiation? — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The results were widely interpreted as a repudiation of Labour's performance to date by British voters. — David Brennan, ABC News, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for repudiation

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Noun

That’s because immigration lawyers worry people won’t get a fair shake thanks to frequent denials of bond.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
And, 94, roughly 20%, were medical grievances related to insufficient medical care and denial of medications.

— Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of denial

Noun

It’s built on depth, high-end baseline talent, and a fundamental refusal to look like a mess when actual game lights turn on.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Students who took the stand described a heated exchange over Anthony’s refusal on a rainy spring day to leave a tent that belonged to Metcalf’s team.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of refusal

Noun

Social media’s instant rejection of Netflix’s Qwikster spinoff, for instance, forced the company to scuttle that bad idea almost immediately after it was introduced in 2011.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
After all, the billionaire founder lived a whirlwind of a career, turning down lucrative job offers and weathering professional rejection before ultimately launching one of the world’s biggest biotech companies.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejection

Noun

This renunciation has had little impact on their progeny, who already studied them for years and viewed their content as a portrait of a viable future.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
Then, over the following years, came sustainability and strict reuse and ascetic renunciation, and today, finally, its photo series and articles advocated for a mild, slightly quirky anticapitalist metaphysics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of renunciation

Noun

Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026
That, for me, feels like an abnegation of our responsibility in theater.

— Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of abnegation

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