Synonyms of disprove

disprove

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈprüv 

as in to refute

to prove to be false

Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refute
• overturn
• discredit
• rebut
• falsify
• challenge
• debunk
• confute
• discuss
• disconfirm
• belie
• confound
• shoot down
• question
• doubt
• give the lie to
• overthrow
• contest
• debate
• talk over
• query
• moot
• mistrust
• hash (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prove
• establish
• confirm
• verify
• validate
• show
• support
• record
• witness
• document
• substantiate
• identify
• evidence
• corroborate
• demonstrate
• certify
• back (up)
• illustrate
• evince
• manifest
• display
• buttress
• adduce
• attest
• authenticate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disprove

Act now to disprove the challenge, or be removed from the voter rolls. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Leppanen recounted that a colleague told her that the pouches dissolved even though the information that disproved this was available online. — Matthew Chapman, STAT, 14 July 2026

This left open the question of whether more complex, loopy geometries would behave differently, while also leaving competing historical theories yet to be disproved. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

This meant no difference in the travel speed of light, essentially disproving the existence of the ether. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026