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The synonyms of “Refute” are: rebut, controvert, disprove, prove false, prove wrong, prove to be false, prove to be wrong, show to be false, show to be wrong, confute, give the lie to, demolish, explode, debunk, drive a coach and horses through, discredit, invalidate, deny, reject, repudiate, declare to be untrue
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “refute” as a verb can have the following definitions:
confute | Prove to be false. Restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance. |
controvert | Prove to be false or incorrect. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results. |
debunk | Reduce the inflated reputation of (someone. The physicist debunked the psychic s claims. |
declare to be untrue | State emphatically and authoritatively. |
demolish | Comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent. His book demolishes an old myth. |
deny | Deny formally an allegation of fact by the opposing party in a legal suit. The servants are ordered to deny him. |
discredit | Cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable. His explanation for the phenomenon was soon discredited. |
disprove | Prove that (something) is false. The physicist disproved his colleagues theories. |
drive a coach and horses through | Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically. |
explode | Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process. Tension which could explode into violence at any time. |
give the lie to | Endure the loss of. |
invalidate | Declare invalid. Invalidate a contract. |
prove false | Take a trial impression of. |
prove to be false | Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to. |
prove to be wrong | Take a trial impression of. |
prove wrong | Cause to puff up with a leaven. |
rebut | Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof. But he their sharp assault right boldly did rebut. |
reject | Reject with contempt. Union negotiators rejected a 1 5 per cent pay award. |
repudiate | Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid. She repudiated the accusations. |
show to be false | Be or become visible or noticeable. |
show to be wrong | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. |
abnegation | The action of renouncing or rejecting something. People are capable of abnegation and unselfishness. |
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. They were involved in a violent argument. |
confute | Prove to be false. Restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance. |
contradict | Be in contradiction with. The existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre. |
controvert | Be resistant to. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results. |
denial | The refusal of something requested or desired. It resulted in a complete denial of his privileges. |
deny | Deny oneself something restrain especially from indulging in some pleasure. Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy. |
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. His disavowal of his previous writings. |
disclaim | Make a disclaimer about. He disclaimed any responsibility. |
disown | Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with. Lovell s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage. |
disproof | A set of facts that prove that something is untrue. The answer ought to turn on considerations that are susceptible to verification or disproof. |
disprove | Prove to be false. He has given the Department of Transport two months to disprove the allegation. |
dispute | Compete for; strive to win. The Commission is in dispute with the government. |
gainsay | Speak against or oppose (someone. None could gainsay her. |
impugn | Attack as false or wrong. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. |
inadmissible | Not to be allowed or tolerated. An inadmissible interference in the affairs of the Church. |
negate | Make (a clause, sentence, or proposition) negative in meaning. This action will negate the effect of my efforts. |
no | Not in any degree or manner not at all. I ll no be a minute. |
objection | (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. His view is open to objection. |
oppose | Compete with (someone. We oppose the ban on abortion. |
rebut | Prove to be false or incorrect. He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends. |
rebuttal | The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument. |
refuse | Refuse to accept. She refused a cigarette. |
refutable | Able to be refuted. |
refutation | The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false. His refutation of the charges was short and persuasive. |
reject | The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. Some of the team s rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships. |
renounce | Formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession. They renounced the armed struggle. |
repudiate | Reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust. The minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses. |
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