refute

Meaning

1. To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
2. To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

Synonyms

rebut

disprove

confute

contradict

deny

reject

invalidate

decline

dismiss

discredit

defeat

refuse

negate

controvert

retort

oppose

argue against

spurn

destroy

strike back

explode

throw away

disallow

disavow

put to silence

discard

prove

quash

disclaim

comply with

resend

erase

withhold

repulse

repress

obliterate

hit back

dispose

dump

relay

shun

object to

oppugn

orient

override

overrule

overturn

parry

pay

💸

plead

point

point out

protest

read

📖

rebat

rebuff

rebuke

rebuttal

recant

reconstruct

refutation

rejoin

repeal

repel

repudiate

rescind

reverse

revolutionize

send back

show

silence

stem

subvert

throw up

thwart

traverse

turn

turn down

undo

unsay

vomit

ward off

withstand

clear of

counter to

resile

render speechless

abolish

redargue

abrogate

address

aim

allocate

appropriate

belie

betoken

cancel

cancel out

censure

charge

confound

contest

contravene

counterattack

debunk

defend oneself

defy

denote

denounce

deprecate

differ

disown

dispute

exhibit

extend

falsify

fend off

fight back

gainsay

give

give the lie to

impugn

indicate

keynote

level

manifest

negative

neutralize

object

Hyphenated as

re‧fute

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈfjuːt/

Etymology

From Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”).