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disconfirmation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of disconfirmation

1 a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement

  • an official disconfirmation of the rumors that the military was planning an invasion
Synonyms of disconfirmation

contradiction, denegation, denial, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, negation, rejection, repudiation
Words Related to disconfirmation

disproof, rebuttal, refutation

negative
Near Antonyms of disconfirmation

concession, confession

affirmation, assertion, declaration

attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation
Antonyms of disconfirmation

acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

2 something (as an argument) that serves to disprove

  • members of the sect refused to accept the scientific evidence as being in any way a disconfirmation of their deeply held religious beliefs
Synonyms of disconfirmation

confutation, disproof, rebuttal, refutation
Words Related to disconfirmation

counterargument, counterevidence
Near Antonyms of disconfirmation

attestation, confirmation, corroboration, documentation, evidence, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation, witness

authentication, identification, manifestation, verification
Antonyms of disconfirmation

proof

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