rebut

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of REBUT

to drive back <Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life>

Synonyms beat off, fend (off), rebut, repulse, stave off, turn away, turn back

Related Words defy, fight, hold off, oppose, resist, stand off, withstand; deflect, ward (off); rebuff, snub, spurn

Near Antonyms embrace, hail, welcome

to prove to be false <Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat>

Synonyms belie, confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm, discredit, falsify, rebut, refute, shoot down

Related Words overthrow, overturn; challenge, contest, query, question; doubt, mistrust; debate, discuss, hash (over), moot, talk over

Near Antonyms document, evidence, evince, record, show, support, witness; back (up), buttress, corroborate, substantiate; adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify; demonstrate, display, illustrate, manifest

Antonyms confirm, establish, prove, validate, verify

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