Synonyms of disprove

disprove

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈprüv 

as in to refute

to prove to be false

Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refute
• overturn
• discredit
• rebut
• falsify
• challenge
• debunk
• confute
• discuss
• disconfirm
• belie
• confound
• shoot down
• question
• doubt
• give the lie to
• overthrow
• contest
• debate
• talk over
• query
• moot
• mistrust
• hash (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prove
• establish
• confirm
• verify
• validate
• show
• support
• record
• witness
• document
• substantiate
• identify
• evidence
• corroborate
• demonstrate
• certify
• back (up)
• illustrate
• evince
• manifest
• display
• buttress
• adduce
• attest
• authenticate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disprove

And it’s left to the person it’s aimed at to disprove the association — after a bell has been rung that cannot be unrung. — Gary Grasso, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

And more recently, a new general-purpose AI system from OpenAI disproved an important conjecture in combinatorial geometry. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026

Florida has spent six years quietly disproving all of them. — Christopher Carita, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

But there’s no way to prove or disprove that, as with any of the WBC stuff. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 June 2026