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rebutting

verb , present participle of rebut

Synonyms and Antonyms of rebutting

1 to drive back

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

Synonyms of rebutting

beating off, fending (off), repelling, repulsing, staving off, turning away, turning back

Words Related to rebutting

defying, fighting, holding off, opposing, resisting, standing off, withstanding

deflecting, warding (off)

rebuffing, snubbing, spurning

Near Antonyms of rebutting

embracing, hailing, welcoming

2 to prove to be false

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

Synonyms of rebutting

belying, confounding, confuting, debunking, disconfirming, discrediting, disproving, falsifying, refuting, shooting down

Words Related to rebutting

overthrowing, overturning

challenging, contesting, querying, questioning

doubting, mistrusting

debating, discussing, hashing (over), mooting, talking over

Phrases Synonymous with rebutting

giving the lie to

Near Antonyms of rebutting

documenting, evidencing, evincing, recording, showing, supporting, witnessing

backing (up), buttressing, corroborating, substantiating

adducing, attesting, authenticating, certifying, identifying

demonstrating, displaying, illustrating, manifesting

Antonyms of rebutting

confirming, establishing, proving, validating, verifying

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