rebut

Meaning

1. To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
2. To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

Synonyms

refute

disprove

confute

controvert

contradict

oppose

deny

strike back

disavow

decline

shun

refuse

throw away

disallow

withhold

discard

dismiss

hit back

dispose

spurn

dispute

reject

dump

relay

repel

repress

repulse

resend

withstand

counter to

resile

argue

speak against

contravene

counterattack

counterplea

debate

defend oneself

differ

elide

fend off

fight back

give the lie to

impugn

negate

object

oppugn

prove

rebuff

reconstruct

refutation

rejoin

repudiate

retort

send back

stem

throw up

thwart

traverse

vomit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪ.ˈbʌt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French reboter, rebuter, rebouter, etc., from re- + boter, buter, bouter (“to butt”). Entered English around 1302-1307.