Refute
English
Verb
Refute (third-person singular simple present Refutes, present participle refuting, simple past and past participle refuted)
- (transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
- (transitive) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
Synonyms
- (prove (something) to be false): disprove
- (deny the truth or correctness): deny, gainsay, reject, repudiate
Antonyms
- (prove (something) to be false): demonstrate, prove
- (deny the truth or correctness): accept, embrace
Thesaurus
abjure, advocate, allege in support, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, argue for, assert, assert the contrary, belie, break, champion, confound, confute, contend for, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, countercharge, counterclaim, cross, crush, defeat, defend, demolish, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, dismiss, disown, dispose of, disprove, dispute, espouse, evert, finish, floor, forswear, gainsay, impugn, join issue upon, maintain, make a plea, make a rebuttal, nonplus, not accept, not admit, nullify, oppose, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry, plead for, put to silence, rebut, recant, reduce to silence, refuse to admit, rejoin, renounce, reply, repudiate, respond, retract, revoke, riposte, say in defense, settle, shut up, silence, smash all opposition, speak for, speak up for, squash, squelch, stand up for, stick up for, subvert, support, surrebut, surrejoin, sustain, take back, take issue with, undermine, uphold, upset, urge reasons for
