as in rebuttal
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
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Recent Examples of refutation
His win is the sign of a functioning democracy and a refutation of authoritarianism.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Any falsehood or inaccuracy (real or alleged) enunciated by President Donald Trump is almost invariably immediately met with refutation, rebuke, even ridicule by his media critics and political opponents.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Every American Girl has the same problems to overcome, and that’s a clear refutation of a progressivist view of history.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 July 2024
But seen in that light, the updates look less like a refutation of the original than an embrace of its spirit, executed with enough freshness to stand on its own and enough charm to inspire a new generation to fall in like (if not necessarily in love) all over again.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Any falsehood or inaccuracy (real or alleged) enunciated by President Donald Trump is almost invariably immediately met with refutation, rebuke, even ridicule by his media critics and political opponents.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
Every American Girl has the same problems to overcome, and that’s a clear refutation of a progressivist view of history.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 July 2024
But seen in that light, the updates look less like a refutation of the original than an embrace of its spirit, executed with enough freshness to stand on its own and enough charm to inspire a new generation to fall in like (if not necessarily in love) all over again.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refutation
Noun
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In a rebuttal to the defense’s presentation, prosecutor Slavik noted that of all the remarks from Combs’ team, there was barely any mention of his victims.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Widely received as a glib rebuttal to concerns about the rising cost of watching games, the commissioner’s quote will undoubtedly linger in the NBA discourse as a new season begins.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is a closed system in which nothing can serve as disproof.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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The disproof of the telescope conjecture is like that.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Aug. 2023
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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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