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disprove
Synonyms and Antonyms of disprove
to prove to be false Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat Synonyms belie, confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm, discredit, falsify, rebut, refute, shoot down Related Words overthrow, overturn; challenge, contest, query, question; doubt, mistrust; debate, discuss, hash (over), moot, talk over Phrases give the lie to Near Antonyms document, evidence, evince, record, show, support, witness; back (up), buttress, corroborate, substantiate; adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify; demonstrate, display, illustrate, manifest Antonyms confirm, establish, prove, validate, verify
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