as in refuted
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of disproved
But Kennedy, in Senate testimony, has argued that a link between vaccines and autism has not been disproved.
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Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Nearly two decades later, this has been roundly disproved.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
But Kennedy, in Senate testimony, has argued that a link between vaccines and autism has not been disproved.
—Matt Brown, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
And last year, an undergraduate student disproved a long-standing conjecture about the minimum amount of time needed to find a specific item in a hash table that’s almost full.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
All of these claims have been disproved.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
In the following days, authorities also located video surveillance that disproved James' alibi of walking their dog, while also finding footage of someone with his build running near the scene of the crime.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Notions had persisted that Brahe was poisoned to death with mercury, but later analyses of his bones and teeth disproved the idea.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
But hormone therapy isn’t for everyone, and some people are nervous to try this type of treatment due to a flawed study—which has since been disproved—that linked hormone therapy with cancer (more on that in a sec).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Nearly two decades later, this has been roundly disproved.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
But Kennedy, in Senate testimony, has argued that a link between vaccines and autism has not been disproved.
—Matt Brown, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
And last year, an undergraduate student disproved a long-standing conjecture about the minimum amount of time needed to find a specific item in a hash table that’s almost full.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
All of these claims have been disproved.
—Carly Thomsen, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
In the following days, authorities also located video surveillance that disproved James' alibi of walking their dog, while also finding footage of someone with his build running near the scene of the crime.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Notions had persisted that Brahe was poisoned to death with mercury, but later analyses of his bones and teeth disproved the idea.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
But hormone therapy isn’t for everyone, and some people are nervous to try this type of treatment due to a flawed study—which has since been disproved—that linked hormone therapy with cancer (more on that in a sec).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disproved
refuted
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These claims have been widely refuted by cancer experts, who have publicly stated that there is no scientific evidence or clinical trial data to support them at this time.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Local police and the city manager refuted the claims, saying there was no evidence to support them.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Disproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disproved. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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