Synonyms of rebutting

rebutting

verb

present participle of rebut

1

as in repulsing

to drive back

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repulsing
• repelling
• resisting
• fighting
• turning back
• deflecting
• turning away
• opposing
• fending (off)
• withstanding
• beating off
• staving off
• defying
• holding off
• standing off
• warding (off)
• spurning
• rebuffing
• snubbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embracing
• welcoming
• hailing

2

as in refuting

to prove to be false

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuting
• disproving
• overturning
• discrediting
• debunking
• challenging
• discussing
• falsifying
• confuting
• questioning
• disconfirming
• confounding
• shooting down
• contesting
• belying
• giving the lie to
• doubting
• debating
• overthrowing
• querying
• talking over
• mistrusting
• hashing (over)
• mooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishing
• proving
• confirming
• verifying
• validating
• showing
• supporting
• recording
• documenting
• evidencing
• witnessing
• identifying
• corroborating
• backing (up)
• substantiating
• demonstrating
• illustrating
• displaying
• attesting
• certifying
• evincing
• buttressing
• manifesting
• adducing
• authenticating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rebutting

But Mamdani’s national prominence as a progressive leader makes his comments disturbing and worth rebutting. — Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026

What to know to start your day Greater Memphis Chamber President and CEO Ted Townsend is rebutting reports he was forced to take a leave of absence. — Erin Munz, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 11 Apr. 2026

The findings are also helpful, Nguyen says, in rebutting claims made by Robert Malone, who Kennedy appointed as chair of the CDC committee that makes vaccine policy for the country. — Tara Haelle, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026

In an extraordinary video rebutting the charges, Powell said the DOJ’s action was a pretext. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026

Oliver Rackham, the great historian of the British countryside, devoted a not insubstantial portion of his career to rebutting this claim, noting that there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that these punishments were ever carried out. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

The cast largely helps to keep things grounded, rebutting the histrionics by treating each claim with legitimacy or reciting each gauche line with apt conviction. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025

Crenshaw wrote that the government now bears the burden of rebutting the presumption of vindictive prosecution. — Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025

In addition to rebutting the allegations, ESPN could raise a number of defenses. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025