English Synonym Finder

disown

Definitions

To refuse to acknowledge or accept any connection with; to repudiate.

To deny the validity or authority of; to disclaim.

To cast off or reject a family member, typically by cutting them off from inheritance or support.

Examples

The wealthy patriarch threatened to disown his son if he chose to pursue a career in the arts.

She felt forced to disown her past and start a new life under a different name.

Synonyms

reject renounce repudiate abandon cast off disclaim disavow

Antonyms

accept embrace acknowledge claim adopt admit recognize