The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DENY , but the solution may also be RECANT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Disavow crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENY | 67 % | 4 |
| RECANT | 21 % | 6 |
| RETRACT | 4 % | 7 |
| ABJURE | 4 % | 6 |
| REPUDIATE | 2 % | 9 |
| SHUN | 2 % | 4 |
Why may RECANT be the right solution?
"Disavow" means to deny any responsibility or support for something. "Recant" means to publicly take back or withdraw a previously held belief or statement. Thus, "recant" is an appropriate answer to the clue "Disavow."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Disavow
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- repudiate
- deny
- negate
- contradict
- evade
- renounce
- denounce
- disown
- reject
- repudiating
- condemn
- abjure
Crossword Answer definitions
DENY verb- To disallow or reject.
- To assert that something is not true.
- (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
- To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
- To prevent from scoring.
- To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
- To refuse (to do or accept something).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DENY
- Just say no
- Refuse to believe
- Say it isn't so
- Turn down
- Gainsay
- Refuse to accept
- Refute
- Reject as false
- Repudiate
- Say (it) isn't so
More clues leading to the result RECANT
- Take back
- Disavow
- Take back, as a statement
- Have a change of heart
- Say it isn't so
- Disavow, as beliefs
- Unsay
- Take it all back
- Eat your words
- Give in under pressure, perhaps
More clues leading to the result RETRACT
- Eat your words
- Take back
- Take back, as a public statement
- Pull back, as talons
- Withdraw
- Withdraw, as a statement
- Rescind.
- Withdraw.
- Swallow one's words.
- Back water.
More clues leading to the result ABJURE
- Renounce
- Formally disavow
- Officially retract
- Solemnly renounce
- Recant
- Forswear
- Renounce.
- Repudiate.
- Forswear.
- Disavow.