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adjective

as in refuting

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verb

present participle of confute
as in overturning
to prove to be false theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience

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  1. contradictory
  2. refuting
Adjective
  • Those interests might seem contradictory, but combining them is precisely what makes the work exciting.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple companies now offer products that promise to spot the difference, with often contradictory, biased or erratic results.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of contradictory
Verb
  • OpenAI’s proof provides an algorithm to solve 3-SAT that is just a tiny bit faster than exponential time, refuting ETH.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • While refuting any suggestion of police repression, Lecornu condemned violence on the margins of protests, which were mostly peaceful Tuesday, despite the dramatic scenes that dominated coverage.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Confuting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confuting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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