Refute
/ɹɪˈfjuːt/
Antonyms for "refute" (349 found)
Adjective(15 words)
allegedapparent claimconfirmed findingeducational example claimexternal survey corroborationguaranteednonmoving premiseplentiful evidenceprovenpurportedreasoned justificationreliable evidenceshown evidencesupporting evidencewarranted
Adverb(2 words)
forcefully argued caseforcefully defended position
Noun(142 words)
accusedadvocate of utilitarianismadvocatesany evidenceargue ardentlyargue forarrogatingassentassert a factassertingasseveratingassociatesassumingattestingback upbackup copy filebearsbulwarkcallathumpcase study evidence
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claimclaim supportclaimingclaimsclearly assertcompile corroborationconessiconfirm resultsconfirm verbconfirmed conditionconjecturesconjecturingconstructdata supportdata supportsdemonstrated forcefulnessdumfoundingdutch validerenempirical supportestablish weekly patternestablishingevidence supportsevidenced byevidences a claimevidences a linkevidences a patternevidences improvementevidencing claimevidencing masteryevidencing reasoningevidencing results chartevidencingsexclaimingforcefully presentedfrench proférergerman validierengrant standardsgrant termgrantingguarantee thatguessing without evidencehintingholdshypothetical modelillustratingindeed commonlyjustify the claimjustify with evidencejustifyinglikelihood evidencelimited justificationmaintain wire tensionmanifestmore evidencedmurmursnylghaiokaysopiningpattern recognition taskpolicy evidence basepositpositingpositspostulatepostulatespredicate logicspredicate nounpredicate wordpredicatespremise the argumentpresent a casepresent basisprivate property advocateproclaimingproffersproof from experimentsproofingpropose a theorypropoundingproved helpfulprovide reasonsprovingpublic benefits conceptpurportpurportsreaffirmingreasoned argumentreport resultsreproduce quicklysayingscientific method stepsshillingspanish afirmarstatestate language arts standardsstate the resultsstrongly evidencedsubstantiate a claimsubstantiate with factssubstantiatingsubstantiating datasupport forcesupport with datasupporting elementsupporting informationsupporting resultsupporting servicessupportssustainingteststoutunderpinningvalidatingverify sampleverifying credentialsvindicatingvoi validiatevouchingwarrantingwitnesswitnesseswitnessing
Verb(190 words)
acceptaccreditadducedaffirmedaffirmeraffirmingaffirmsagnizeallegeallegesallegingallowansaidarguedarguesargufyascribedascribesassemble proofasserted
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asseverateasseveratedasseveratesassumesattestattestedattestsaveraverredaverringaversbackedbegscertifiesclaimedconcedeconcede groundconcededconcedesconfirmconfirm truthconfirmedconfirmingconfirmsconjecturedcontendcontendedcontendscorroboratecorroboratedcorroboratescorroboratingdeclaresdefenddefendeddefendsdemonstrate irrigationdemonstrate methodsdocumentedentailsenvisageestablishestablish a clubestablish a factestablish a programestablish a theoryestablish benchmarkestablish new disciplineestablishedestablishesevidences a trendevidences progressevidencing claimsevidencing resultsexplainedexpoundexpoundedexpressedfurthersgerman etablierenground a hypothesishypothesizehypothesizedhypothesizesimaginedimaginesindicate findingsinsistsjustifiedjustifiesjustifyjustify claimmaintainmaintain dynamic stabilitymaintain emphasismaintain narrative coherencemaintains status quoopineopinedoverbearownspleadedpleadspledpositedpostulatedpostulatingpreachedpreachespredicatedpredictspremisedpremisingpresented datapresumedpresupposepresupposespresupposingpretendproclaimproclaimedpropagandizepropoundedproveprove a claimprove a hypothesisprove a skillprove a theoremprove a theoryprove durabilityprovedprovesprovide supportreaffirmedreaffirmsreasonedreassertreassertedreconfirmreinforcereinforcedsaidsaysayssecondedseemshowshowing evidencestate a hypothesisstate the hypothesisstatedstating the problemsubstantiatesubstantiate claimsubstantiate datasubstantiate evidencesubstantiate findingssubstantiate the theorysubstantiatedsubstantiatessuggestedsupportsupport a claimsupportedsupportingsupposingsworesympathizestestifiedtestifiestestifytheorizesthinkstruedundergirdunderpinsupholduphold a claimvalidatevalidate argumentsvalidatesverifyverify factsvindicatevindicatedvindicatesvouchvouchedvoucheswitnessed