disclaim[verb]Synonyms: deny, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disown, repudiate
Antonyms: claim
Contrasted words: acknowledge, avow, own, accept, admit, receive, take
Related Idioms: turn one's back on, wash one's hands of
Related Words: contradict,
contravene,
gainsay,
traverse,
refuse,
reject,
spurn,
deprecate,
belittle,
disparage,
minimize,
abjure,
forswear,
recant,
renounce,
retract,
challenge,
criticize [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dis‧claim /dɪsˈkleɪm/
verb [transitive] formal to state, especially officially, that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know about it, or that you are not involved with it
Synonym : denydisclaim responsibility/knowledge etc
Martin disclaimed any responsibility for his son’s actions. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲