Synonyms for rebut
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
Forms
- Past participle
- rebutted
e.g. rebutted → refuted, disproved, convinced, controverted…
Example sentences
- convince She couldn't convince him to write a song for her.
- refute It is much harder to refute a lie than to tell one.
- disprove All you need is one counterexample to disprove a theory.
- retort He was tempted to retort, but thought better of it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rebut | steady | |
| convince | rising | |
| refute | steady | |
| disprove | steady | |
| controvert | falling | |
| retort | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- repel2
- 6 letters
- refute2, retort2
- 7 letters
- confute
- 8 letters
- convince2, disprove2
- 10 letters
- controvert
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repel2 = 2 syllables).