refute, confute, rebut — McGuinness vehemently refuted all such allegations (Chicago Tribune). Refute means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention, as was evidently intended in the example. Confute… … Dictionary of troublesome word
refute, confute, rebut — McGuinness vehemently refuted all such allegations (Chicago Tribune). Refute means to show conclusively that an allegation is wrong. It does not mean simply to dispute or deny a contention, as was evidently intended in the example. Confute… … Dictionary of troublesome word
refute — confute, rebut, *disprove, controvert Analogous words: contradict, impugn, traverse, negative, contravene (see DENY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confute — controvert, refute, *disprove, rebut … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rebut — *disprove, refute, confute, controvert … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rebut — re·but /ri bət/ vt re·but·ted, re·but·ting [Anglo French reboter rebuter to answer a charge, bar from an action, literally, to repulse, rebuff, from Old French reboter, from re back + boter to push, butt]: to refute, counteract, or disprove (as… … Law dictionary
confute — I verb answer, argue, challenge, confound, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, countercharge, countervail, debate, defeat, demolish, deny, disagree, disavow, disown, disprove, dispute, dissent, fight, gainsay, impeach, impugn … Law dictionary
refute — I verb abnegate, belie, cancel, confute, contend, contradict, contravene, controvert, crush, debate, defeat, demolish, deny, destroy, disaffirm, disclaim, discredit, dispose of, disprove, explode, falsify, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, negate,… … Law dictionary
confute — [v] disprove, refute blow sky high*, break, bring to naught, confound, contradict, controvert, defeat, demolish, dismay, disprove, expose, invalidate, knocks props out from under*, negate, oppugn, overcome, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry,… … New thesaurus
rebut — [v] argue against; prove wrong break, come back at, confound, confute, controvert, cross, defeat, deny, disconfirm, disprove, evert, fend off, get back at, hold off, invalidate, keep off, negate, negative, overturn, prove false, quash, refute,… … New thesaurus
