confuted

past tense of confute

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confuted
refuted
Verb
  • Players from that 1951 side have strongly refuted the story, while the priest at its centre has never been identified.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • The country's health minister, David Kershenobich, refuted the FDA's assertion on July 21.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 July 2026
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“Confuted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confuted. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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