REFUTATIONS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

refutations

noun

plural of refutation

as in rebuttals

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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rebuttals

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Room for Disagreement Republicans have some substantive rebuttals to this line of attack.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
May, the agency’s consultant, echoed these rebuttals during the meeting and said the state’s evidence pointed to an injection problem.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

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