| Main Entry: | disclaimer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repudiation |
Synonyms: |
abjuration, abnegation, clause, denial, disavowal, dissociation, renunciation, retraction, waiver |
| Main Entry: | denial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dismissal, refusal of belief in |
Synonyms: |
abstaining, adjuration, brush-off, cold shoulder, contradiction, controversion, declination, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, dismissing, disproof, dissent, forswearing, gainsaying, nay, negation, negative, nix, no way, nonacceptance, noncommittal, prohibition, protestation, rebuff, rebuttal, refraining, refusing, refutal, refutation, rejecting, rejection, renegement, renouncement, renunciation, repudiating, repudiation, repulse, retraction, statement abnegation, turndown, veto |
Antonyms: |
affirmation, agreement, approval, avowal, claim, corroboration, vouching |
| Main Entry: | negation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contradiction, denial |
Synonyms: |
antithesis, antonym, blank, cancellation, contrary, converse, counterpart, disavowal, disclaimer, forget it, gainsaying, inverse, negatory, neutralization, no, nonexistence, nothingness, nullification, nullity, opposite, opposition, proscription, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, reverse, vacuity, veto, void |
Antonyms: |
allowance, approval, permission |
| Main Entry: | refusal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | denial of responsibility; unwillingness |
Synonyms: |
abnegation, ban, choice, cold shoulder, declension, declination, defiance, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, discountenancing, disfavor, dissent, enjoinment, exclusion, forbidding, interdiction, knockback, negation, nix, no, nonacceptance, noncompliance, nonconsent, option, pass*, prohibition, proscription, rebuff, refutation, regrets, rejection, renouncement, renunciation, repudiation, repulse, repulsion, reversal, thumbs down, turndown, veto, withholding, writ |
Antonyms: |
approval, grant, offer, ok, sanction |
| Main Entry: | renunciation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abandonment, rejection |
Synonyms: |
abdication, abjuration, abnegation, abstention, cancellation, denial, disavowal, disclaimer, eschewal, eschewing, forbearing, forswearing, giving up, rebuff, refusal, relinquishment, remission, renouncement, repeal, repudiation, resignation, sacrifice, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-sacrifice, spurning, surrender, veto, waiver, yielding |
Antonyms: |
allowance, approval, condonement |
| Main Entry: | waiver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giving up; letting go |
Synonyms: |
abandonment, abdication, disclaimer, foregoing, postponement, refusal, rejection, relinquishment, remission, renunciation, reservation, resignation, setting aside, surrender, tabling |
| Notes: | waver is a verb meaning to vacillate or be indecisive; a waiver is a relinquishment of a claim, privilege, or right |
Antonyms: |
accept, claim, face |
| Main Entry: | withdrawal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | removal; retraction |
Synonyms: |
abandonment, abdication, abjuration, alienation, departure, disavowal, disclaimer, disengagement, egress, egression, exit, exiting, exodus, extraction, marooning, palinode, recall, recantation, relinquishment, repudiation, rescission, resignation, retirement, retreat, revocation, revulsion, secession |
Antonyms: |
remainder, stay |
| Main Entry: | retraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recantation |
Synonyms: |
abjuration, abnegation, about-face, abrogation, annulment, backpedaling, backtracking, contradiction, contraversion, denial, disavowal, disclaimer, disowning, forswearing, gainsaying, nullification, recall, reneging, renouncing, repudiation, reversal, revocation, unsaying, volte-face, withdrawal |
Antonyms: |
confirmation, corroboration, reaffirmation |
| Main Entry: | repudiation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rejection |
Synonyms: |
abjuration, disaffirmance, disaffirmation, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disowning, renunciation |
Antonyms: |
acknowledgment, confirmation, ratification |
| Main Entry: | abdication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relinquishment |
Synonyms: |
abandonment, demission, disavowal, disclaimer, quitclaim, renunciation, resignation, retirement, stepping down, surrender |