REBUTS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

rebuts

verb

present tense third-person singular of rebut

as in resists

to drive back Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life

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as in refutes

to prove to be false Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat

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Recent Examples of rebuts Rachel Comey, the brand, rebuts this claim. —

Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026

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Verb

This ornamental onion attracts bees and butterflies (and resists deer and rabbits, too).

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
Organized in collaboration with the Miami-Dade Public Library System, the exhibition, which opened on April 3 and continues through June 25, unfolds as a traveling, evolving project that resists a single narrative.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026