Synonyms of rebuttal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refutation
• disproof
• confutation
• counterargument
• disconfirmation
• counterevidence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proof
• evidence
• testimony
• witness
• confirmation
• documentation
• validation
• identification
• verification
• corroboration
• manifestation
• substantiation
• testament
• attestation
• authentication

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rebuttal

So while the film, on one hand, ignores the political perspective of its victims — including Khalra — its wide-spanning rebuttal to government overreach becomes more palatable to mass audiences in the process. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026

Americans for Tax Reform organized a lengthy and aggressive rebuttal with comments from scores of conservatives in opposition. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Sawala has submitted his rebuttal for its own peer review, and the preprint is already making rounds in the cosmology community. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 July 2026

In rebuttal, Lamin dismissed the defense’s theory that Parker had simply been unlucky. — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026