Antonyms for refute
rɪˈfyutre·fute

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1. refuteverb

   Antonyms:
   embrace, accept, demonstrate, prove

   Synonyms:
   deny, repudiate, disprove, reject, gainsay

2. refuteverb

   To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

   Antonyms:
   demonstrate, prove, accept, embrace

   Synonyms:
   repudiate, reject, deny, gainsay, disprove

3. refuteverb

   To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

   Synonyms:
   deny, gainsay, disprove, repudiate, reject

   Antonyms:
   prove, accept, embrace, demonstrate

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1. refute

   To refute and to confute are to answer so as to admit of no reply. To refute a statement is to demonstrate its falsity by argument or countervailing proof; confute is substantially the same in meaning, tho differing in usage. Refute applies either to arguments and opinions or to accusations; confute is not applied to accusations and charges, but to arguments or opinions. Refute is not now applied to persons, but confute is in good use in this application; a person is confuted when his arguments are refuted.

   Synonyms:
   confound, confute, disprove, overthrow, repel

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1. refute

   Antonyms:
   prove, confirm, establish

   Synonyms:
   negative, disprove, neutralize, controvert, repel, confute

Matched Categories

1. • Renounce

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1. refute, rebutverb

   overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

   "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

   Synonyms:
   controvert, rebut

2. refute, rebut, controvertverb

   prove to be false or incorrect

   Synonyms:
   controvert, rebut, contradict, oppose

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1. refuteverb

   Synonyms:
   confute, disprove

How to use refute in a sentence?

1. Urban Meyer:

   Josh's characterization of me and this incident is completely inaccurate, and there are eyewitnesses to refute Urban Meyer account.

2. Leondios Kostrikis:

   These findings refute the undocumented statements that deltacron is a result of a technical error.

3. Khieu Samphan:

   I categorically refute the accusation and the conviction that I had the intention to commit the crimes, no matter when it was, any crimes, be they crimes against humanity in any forms, no matter it was the genocide against the Vietnamese, the murders, I have never committed them.

4. John Cornyn:

   I think she's going to be a good witness and I think we will be prepared for that and be prepared to refute any unjustified criticism.

5. Dora Cavalcanti:

   That phrase 'destroy email' meant 'explain' or 'refute' the allegations about the email.

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