Need another word that means the same as “disprove”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “disprove” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Disprove” are: confute, refute, prove false, show to be false, give the lie to, rebut, deny, falsify, debunk, negate, invalidate, contradict, confound, be at odds with, demolish, discredit
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disprove” as a verb can have the following definitions:
be at odds with | Form or compose. |
confound | Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. The inflation figure confounded economic analysts. |
confute | Prove to be false. Restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance. |
contradict | Be in contradiction with. Within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice. |
debunk | Reduce the inflated reputation of (someone. Comedy takes delight in debunking heroes. |
demolish | Defeat soundly and humiliatingly. I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent. |
deny | Deny oneself something restrain especially from indulging in some pleasure. The servants are ordered to deny him. |
discredit | Cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable. The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary. |
falsify | Falsify knowingly. Falsify the data. |
give the lie to | Endure the loss of. |
invalidate | Make invalid for use. A technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination. |
negate | Be in contradiction with. This action will negate the effect of my efforts. |
prove false | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment. |
rebut | Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof. But he their sharp assault right boldly did rebut. |
refute | Deny or contradict (a statement or accusation. These claims have not been convincingly refuted. |
show to be false | Give expression to. |
abnegation | The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief. People are capable of abnegation and unselfishness. |
argue | Give evidence of. She was too tired to argue the point. |
argument | An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. Heated arguments over public spending. |
confute | Prove (a person or an assertion or accusation) to be wrong. Restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance. |
contradict | Be in contradiction with. The survey appears to contradict the industry s claims. |
controvert | Prove to be false or incorrect. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results. |
deny | Deny oneself something restrain especially from indulging in some pleasure. There was no way that I was going to deny myself ice cream. |
disallow | Command against. He was offside and the goal was disallowed. |
disavow | Deny any responsibility or support for. The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket line violence. |
disavowal | Denial of any connection with or knowledge of. They know this despite their disavowals. |
disclaim | Make a disclaimer about. The school disclaimed any responsibility for his death. |
discredit | Cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable. They committed crimes which brought discredit upon the administration. |
disgrace | A person or thing regarded as shameful and unacceptable. If he d gone back it would have brought disgrace on the family. |
dispute | A disagreement or argument about something important. The Commission is in dispute with the government. |
disrepute | The state of being held in low esteem by the public. Because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute. |
gainsay | Deny or contradict (a fact or statement. None could gainsay her. |
hypothesis | A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena. His steady state hypothesis of the origin of the universe. |
impugn | Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. |
inadmissible | Not to be allowed or tolerated. He held that such evidence was inadmissible. |
interdict | Impede (an enemy force), especially by bombing lines of communication or supply. I have not been interdicted from consuming alcoholic beverages. |
objection | The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest. They have raised no objections to the latest plans. |
oppose | Act against or in opposition to. A workers movement opposed the regime. |
perjure | Wilfully tell an untruth or make a misrepresentation under oath; commit perjury. She admitted that she had perjured herself. |
rebut | Claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false. He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends. |
rebuttal | A pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder. |
refutation | The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions. Scientific theory is always tentative open to refutation. |
refute | Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove. A spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias. |
repudiate | Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid. Philip was excommunicated in 1095 because he had repudiated his wife. |
retort | A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one. He was resolute to retort the charge of treason on his foes. |
rumour | Be circulated as an unverified account. She is rumoured to have gone into hiding. |
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