Own up and Repudiate

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Own up verb - To make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid.

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Repudiate is an antonym for own up in topics: state, acknowledge, authorize, admit, declare.

Repudiate verb - To declare not to be true.

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Own up is an antonym for repudiate.

Nearby Words: repudiation, repudiating

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Repudiate and Own up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/own_up/repudiate

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Repudiate or Own up. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/own_up/repudiate.

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