Acknowledgment and Disavowal

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Acknowledgment noun - An open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself.

Usage example: a surprising acknowledgment that he had been faking his injury in order to scam the insurance company

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Disavowal is an antonym for acknowledgment.

Disavowal noun - A refusal to confirm the truth of a statement.

Usage example: the mayor's disavowal of the rumor that a terrorist threat had been received put our minds at rest

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Acknowledgment is an antonym for disavowal in topics: rejection, denial.

Nearby Words: disavow, disavowed, disavowing

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Disavowal and Acknowledgment. (2016). Retrieved 2023, May 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledgment/disavowal

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