REBUTTAL 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 More importantly, it shifts power away from the Board and into a single office that can override decisions with little real-time rebuttal. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026 In its rebuttals to his lawsuit, the commission accused Bingaman of mismanaging the agency and disputed his claims. —

Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026 The page also suggests rebuttals to a Steyer ad attacking Becerra. —

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 For the long-armed New York Knicks forward, there was no rebuttal. —

Fred Katz, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rebuttal

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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