counterevidence

noun

Definition of counterevidencenext
as in counterargument

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Recent Examples of counterevidence Ranalli points out that indoctrination is when someone preemptively dismisses any counterevidence that may come along. — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026 Other scientists point to a mountain of counterevidence showing that facial movements during emotions vary too widely to be universal beacons of emotional meaning. — Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022 Archaeological and geological counterevidence concerning Oak Island and the Money Pit point to something well short of an Indiana Jones movie. — Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2021 Even the consensus may get scrapped and rewritten if sufficient, credible counterevidence turns up. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterevidence
  1. counterargument
  2. refutation
  3. rebuttal
Noun
  • Language could constitute violence, and an act of violence could be a counterargument.
    — Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
  • That was the counterargument made by the Department of Justice.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
Definition of counterargument
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  • Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • That is not a refutation of any of those disruption stories individually.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of refutation
Noun
  • Americans for Tax Reform organized a lengthy and aggressive rebuttal with comments from scores of conservatives in opposition.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Sawala has submitted his rebuttal for its own peer review, and the preprint is already making rounds in the cosmology community.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
Definition of rebuttal

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“Counterevidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterevidence. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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