Inability to disprove a theory does not mean it is right.
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Disprove
/dɪsˈpɹuːv/
Synonyms for "disprove" (116 found)
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abjureanswerassert the contrarybelieblow sky-highblow upbreakconfoundconfutecontestcontradictcontravenecontrovertcounter
Noun(1 words)
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Noun(9 words)
Related words (58)
Verb(14 words)
falsifiesfalsifyinvalidateinvalidatednegatesoverride hypothesisrebuttedrefuterefutedrefutesrefutingrubbishedtear downundermined
Noun(12 words)
gainsayinginvalidatingnegatingnegativingoverturnspuncturespuncturingrebutsrip apartrocroirubbishingsilence a rumor
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8 entriesdisprove a claimdisprove a conjecturedisprove a hypothesisdisprove a mythdisprove a rumordisprove a theoremdisprove a theorydisprove an argument
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6 entriescounterevidencecounterexampledisproof of claimdisproof of theorydisproved hypothesisdisproved theory
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9 total sentences available.
All you need is one counterexample to disprove a theory.
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Climatologists on both sides of the debate agree no single weather event may be used to prove, or disprove, the existence of climate change.
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disprove a theory
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