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
Lee’s trial testimony was the prosecution’s rebuttal.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Its 32-page rebuttal came after its proposal received over 1,400 public comments—much of them negative—in the FCC’s online filing system.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Not every comment deserves a rebuttal.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 25 Mar. 2026
So, yeah, that was my rebuttal.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Its 32-page rebuttal came after its proposal received over 1,400 public comments—much of them negative—in the FCC’s online filing system.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Not every comment deserves a rebuttal.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 25 Mar. 2026
So, yeah, that was my rebuttal.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuttal
refutation
Noun
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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
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The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.—
Matthew Gault,
Wired News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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