as in rebuttal
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
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Recent Examples of refutation
As if in refutation of the puritanical outcry over D&D in its early days, Went’s characters use the game to attempt to construct a more just moral universe.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Karl Popper said that science is about conjecture and refutation.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The very mechanisms enabling AI to inspire collective action also equip it to reinforce entrenched refutation, deepen ideological divides and amplify narratives dismissing climate change as a mere fabrication.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for refutation
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Karl Popper said that science is about conjecture and refutation.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The very mechanisms enabling AI to inspire collective action also equip it to reinforce entrenched refutation, deepen ideological divides and amplify narratives dismissing climate change as a mere fabrication.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refutation
Noun
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After co-host Joy Behar played the clip and invited Crockett to respond, the Texas Democrat began with a pointed rebuttal.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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The burger giant briefly became the poster child for higher fast-food prices in 2024, leading the company to make a rare public rebuttal against social media posts claiming that its prices had more than doubled since 2019.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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If the evolution of China’s political and economic systems was merely disproof of Fukuyama’s thinking, that would be striking enough.—
BENN STEIL,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Oct. 2025
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This is a closed system in which nothing can serve as disproof.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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