DISCONFIRMED Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

disconfirmed

verb

past tense of disconfirm

as in denied

to declare not to be true later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report

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as in refuted

to prove to be false contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God

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The Tate brothers have also denied the charges in the cases in Romania.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026
The Tate brothers have consistently denied allegations of abuse and human trafficking, claiming that violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

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That would have dedicated more than a tenth of the NIH’s annual budget to investigating a hypothesis already refuted by scientists worldwide.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
North Crowley head coach DeMarcus Harris refuted the claim, saying there was no distinct evidence the move was made for athletic reasons, and supported Parks’ claim that Meredith had friends in the North Crowley community.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

Definition of refuted

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The Senate, the upper house where conservatives hold a majority, rejected the bill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Born in 1946 amid the bombing of Frankfurt, Ruppert instead developed a psychosexual cosmology that rejected neat distinctions between prey and predator.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of rejected

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His views are contradicted by scores of studies showing vaccines have saved millions of lives and prevented long-term health problems from common diseases, while side-effects remain relatively rare.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Importantly, Trump’s announcement on Monday also contradicted pledges by some of his top officials not to charge tolls in the strait.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

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