as in overturning
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 disproving
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The other partner’s reaction ends up confirming those beliefs instead of disproving them.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disproving
refuting
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Instead, the Department of Justice (DOJ) last month released an unsigned memo refuting all of the most damning theories surrounding the case.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hall ended up refuting his own hypothesis.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Disproving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disproving. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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