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rebutted

VERB

argue against; prove wrong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deny disprove fend off invalidate negate quash refute

STRONG

break confound confute controvert cross defeat evert negative overturn repel repulse top

WEAK

come back at disconfirm get back at hold off keep off prove false stave off take on ward off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve permit prove sanction support validate

STRONG

abet agree aid attract help lose stay

WEAK

back down concede

Example Sentences

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And Morse rebutted the contention that Puig couldn’t understand English by playing audio of Puig reflecting in English about his interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Greenland, backed by Copenhagen, rebutted that it was not for sale and would decide its own future.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, has repeatedly rebutted claims that the U.S. equity market has entered an AI-driven bubble.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

Cook’s lawyers said in a filing to the Supreme Court in September that she could have rebutted the allegations of fraud and gross negligence made against her if given an opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Requests from PIH staff to be paid for working extra hours “because other institutions did it” were rebutted by Farmer.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French