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refute

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of refute

1 to declare not to be true
  • While publicly refuting rumors of a merger, behind the scenes the CEO was working to effect that very outcome.
Synonyms of refute

contradict, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, reject, repudiate
Words Related to refute

traverse

challenge, confute, disprove, rebut

disagree (with), dispute
Near Antonyms of refute

accept, adopt, embrace, espouse

affirm, announce, assert, aver, claim, declare, maintain, profess, submit

authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, validate, verify
Antonyms of refute

acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede, confirm, own
2 to prove to be false
  • The victories of African-American athlete Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics effectively refuted the racial views of the Nazis.
Synonyms of refute

belie, confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm, discredit, disprove, falsify, rebut, shoot down
Words Related to refute

overthrow, overturn

challenge, contest, query, question

doubt, mistrust

debate, discuss, hash (over), moot, talk over
Phrases Synonymous with refute

give the lie to
Near Antonyms of refute

document, evidence, evince, record, show, support, witness

back (up), buttress, corroborate, substantiate

adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify

demonstrate, display, illustrate, manifest
Antonyms of refute

confirm, establish, prove, validate, verify

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