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
The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His win is the sign of a functioning democracy and a refutation of authoritarianism.
—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
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His win is the sign of a functioning democracy and a refutation of authoritarianism.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refutation
Noun
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In a rebuttal, City Councilor Benjamin Weber turned his focus to federal immigration enforcement, asking Frison whether the judge thinks ICE’s actions are an important local issue.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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In rebuttal, Sangamon County State's Attorney John Milhiser referenced the defense's instruction for the jury not to let their emotions decide the results of the trial, according to WICS.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If the evolution of China’s political and economic systems was merely disproof of Fukuyama’s thinking, that would be striking enough.—
BENN STEIL,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutation. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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