refute

Meaning

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

Opposite of

confirm, affirm, demonstrate, prove, accept, embrace, profess

Synonyms

rebut

disprove

confute

deny

contradict

reject

invalidate

decline

dismiss

defeat

refuse

controvert

discredit

negate

argue against

retort

oppose

destroy

repulse

throw away

strike back

put to silence

erase

hit back

comply with

withhold

resend

explode

repress

dump

relay

shun

dispose

obliterate

prove

disclaim

discard

disavow

disallow

quash

spurn

differ

deprecate

confound

belie

denounce

denote

gainsay

defy

fight back

Translations

réfuter

refutar

widerlegen

confutare

weerleggen

refutar

smentire

ontzenuwen

rejeter

αναιρώ

desmentir

rebatir

refutieren

entkräften

démentir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈfjuːt/

Etymology

From Latin refūtō (“refute, repudiate”).