Definition for Refute:

• Refutation.

Synonyms for Refute:

• n.

  •
  • discredit.

• v.

  •annul (verb)
  • veto,
  • disclaim,
  • divorce,
  • destroy,
  • eradicate,
  • disavow,
  • annul,
  • retract,
  • abolish,
  • obliterate,
  • dissolve,
  • revoke,
  • dismiss,
  • eliminate,
  • withdraw,
  • extinguish,
  • abnegate,
  • delete,
  • Disaffirm,
  • efface,
  • undo,
  • nullify,
  • reject.
  •confute (verb)
  • repeal,
  • contradict,
  • rejoin,
  • abrogate,
  • confute.
  •deny (verb)
  • denounce.
  •disprove (verb)
  • subvert,
  • overturn,
  • parry,
  • belie,
  • oppose.
  •prove false; discredit (verb)
  • contend,
  • top,
  • argue against,
  • silence,
  • convict,
  • show up,
  • tear down,
  • crush,
  • overthrow,
  • reply to,
  • take a stand against,
  • expose,
  • counter,
  • demolish,
  • burn,
  • dispose of,
  • squelch,
  • give thumbs down to,
  • burn down,
  • give the lie to,
  • quash.
  •respond (verb)
  • acknowledge,
  • echo,
  • defend,
  • expound,
  • explain,
  • return,
  • object,
  • justify,
  • react,
  • respond,
  • retort,
  • reply.
  •vindicate (verb)
  • mitigate,
  • forgive,
  • exonerate,
  • excuse,
  • clear,
  • avenge,
  • acquit,
  • pardon,
  • absolve,
  • apologize,
  • exculpate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • bury,
  • disabuse.
  •
  • recant.
  •
  • negative.
  •answer
  • counterclaim.
  •defeat
  • squash.
  •deny
  • turn down,
  • Disacknowledge.
  •disprove
  • blow sky high.
  •negate
  • cancel out.
  •vindicate
  • plead for.

Paraphrases for Refute:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    disprove.

• Independent

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    rejects, contradicts, disputes, Denies.
  • Verb, base form
    repudiate, reject, contradict, deny, negate, dispel, invalidate, gainsay, overrule, dispute, refuse, reverse, quash, repel, challenge, defeat, undermine, argue, respond, resist, repulse, oppose, nullify.

• Other Related

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    contests.
  • Verb, base form
    rebut, counter, dismiss, overturn, counteract, contest, displace, disallow.

Antonyms for Refute:

• v.

  • prove false; discredit
    allow, ratify, surrender, lose, approve, help, prove, concede, give in, sanction, uphold, fix, assist, concur, agree, endorse, permit, yield, aid, release, go along.
  • Other antonyms:
    submit, document, identify, evince, back, buttress, adopt, show, witness, espouse, own, display, evidence, embrace, manifest, support, accept, claim, record, announce, adduce, illustrate.

Homophones for Refute:

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