Synonyms for disprove
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Verb
1. Refute
refute, contradict, rebut, falsify, discredit, convince, invalidate, disconfirm, disverify, inficiate, confute dated
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Definitions
- v. 1
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
Forms
- Past participle
- disproved
e.g. disproved → refuted, contradicted, rebutted, falsified…
Example sentences
- contradict Let our action never contradict what we have said.
- refute It is much harder to refute a lie than to tell one.
- rebut The sheer volume of disinformation is difficult to rebut.
- falsify I will falsify a permit so that I can go camping there this weekend.
- disavow Most of them disavow and denounce that sort of behavior.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disprove | steady | |
| contradict | rising | |
| refute | steady | |
| rebut | steady | |
| falsify | steady | |
| disavow | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rebut2
- 6 letters
- refute2
- 7 letters
- disavow3, falsify3, confute
- 8 letters
- convince2
- 9 letters
- discredit3, disverify, inficiate
- 10 letters
- contradict3, invalidate4, disconfirm
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rebut2 = 2 syllables).