Definition for Rebut:

• To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

Synonyms for Rebut:

• n.

  •
  • explode.
  •
  • discredit.

• v.

  •answer (verb)
  • counter,
  • expound,
  • counterclaim,
  • return,
  • echo,
  • counter-accuse,
  • retort,
  • countercharge,
  • acknowledge,
  • come back,
  • respond,
  • explain,
  • counter-reply,
  • counter-state.
  •argue against; prove wrong (verb)
  • defeat,
  • negative,
  • hold off,
  • stave off,
  • invalidate,
  • top,
  • quash,
  • take on,
  • confound,
  • cross,
  • overturn,
  • keep off,
  • get back at,
  • prove false.
  •confute (verb)
  • contradict,
  • disavow,
  • abnegate,
  • repeal,
  • rejoin,
  • repudiate,
  • Disaffirm,
  • conflict,
  • challenge,
  • abrogate.
  •disprove (verb)
  • contravene,
  • subvert,
  • parry,
  • belie.
  •respond (verb)
  • defend,
  • react,
  • object.

• Other synonyms:

  •answer
  • answer back.
  •confute
  • prove wrong.
  •deny
  • turn down.
  •Other relevant words:
  • turn the scale,
  • abandon,
  • doubt,
  • renounce,
  • Redargue,
  • squelch,
  • have,
  • contend for,
  • Surrebut,
  • disclaim,
  • overwhelm,
  • debunk,
  • riposte,
  • devastate,
  • Rebutting,
  • impugn,
  • champion,
  • dispose of,
  • reject,
  • speak up for,
  • destroy,
  • contest,
  • Surrejoin,
  • say in defense,
  • rebuff,
  • puncture,
  • undermine,
  • ignore,
  • floor,
  • plead,
  • expose,
  • maintain,
  • dismiss,
  • argue down,
  • abdicate,
  • call in question,
  • nonplus,
  • clinch an argument,
  • refuse,
  • be contrary to,
  • cut both ways,
  • counteract,
  • overthrow,
  • gainsay,
  • countervail,
  • shoot-down,
  • retaliate,
  • finish,
  • relinquish,
  • abjure,
  • demolish,
  • settle,
  • resign,
  • ruin,
  • speak for,
  • answer conclusively,
  • upset,
  • crush,
  • call into question,
  • cheek,
  • oppugn,
  • shut up,
  • traverse,
  • stick up for,
  • turn the tables,
  • espouse,
  • plead for,
  • advocate,
  • assert,
  • qualify,
  • disown,
  • weaken,
  • contend,
  • squash,
  • silence.

Paraphrases for Rebut:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    disprove, reject.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    repudiate, contradict, dispel, repel, reverse, overthrow, challenge, negate, overrule, repulse, displace, gainsay, reschedule, topple, defeat, rebuff, dispute, dismiss, respond, impugn, postpone, undermine, address.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    refute, counter, overturn, counteract, deny, contest.

Antonyms for Rebut:

• v.

  • argue against; prove wrong
    approve, agree, support, help, attract, prove, lose, permit, validate, stay, concede, abet, aid, back down, allow, sanction.
  • Other antonyms:
    document, back, welcome, hail, embrace, manifest, identify, illustrate, witness, show, evince, adduce, buttress, evidence, display, record.

Homophones for Rebut:

• rapid, raw beauty, ruby wood, rabbit-weed, rabato, rabbet, rebate, rivet, revived, Revet, raphidiidae, riptide, robot, rift, repudiate, rowboat, reputed, Ribbed, rapt, rip out, Rabidity, roofed, raft, refute, refit, reboot, rope tow, rapidity, repute, raped, rarified, rabbitweed, repeated, rub out, robed, rabbitwood, rabid, repot, rabbit, repeat, rabat, ribbed toad, raphidae, rabbiteye, rebato, rarebit, rarefied, rubato, repudiated.

Hypernym for Rebut:

• v.

  • communication
    contradict, oppose, controvert, answer.

Hyponym for Rebut:

• v.

  • communication
    disown, repudiate, renounce.