RE-BUTTAL Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

rebuttal

noun

ri-ˈbə-tᵊl

as in refutation

something (as an argument) that serves to disprove an effective rebuttal to her claim of having the gift of clairvoyance

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Recent Examples of rebuttal Candidates got 45 seconds to answer and one rebuttal over two hours. —

ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 The rebuttal from longtime Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was the stuff of legend. —

Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026 Citadel Securities’ Frank Flight wrote a forceful rebuttal Tuesday of the Citrini report, arguing that current data simply doesn’t show AI adoption happening fast enough to meaningfully displace workers. —

Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026 Serafini, in Placer jail orange, offered a lengthy rebuttal of his own. —

Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rebuttal

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuttal

refutation

Noun

The images were a refutation—and a response to her husband, who believed the reports and threatened to take their son, Georgio.

— Anika Burgess, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.

— Matthew Gault, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026