Disprove a hypothesis

Synonyms for "disprove a hypothesis" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Verb(4 words)

challengecontradictory datacounterexample debunk

Strong matches (5)

Verb(5 words)

debunking disconfirm disconfirmationevidence of falsityfalsify

Related words (8)

Verb(8 words)

falsifying datainvalidate probe rebut rebuttal refutation refute test

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

claim evaluationconduct experimentdataevaluate claimevaluate hypothesisevaluation evidenceevidence assessmentinvestigate claimlogical processscientific testingtest claim

More specific

12 entries

anomaly contradiction counterexample debunking disconfirmation disproof falsificationfalsify hypothesisinvalidating observationnegative resultrebuttal refutation

Collocations

16 entries

clear disproofdata disprove the hypothesisdisproof evidencedisprove a theorydisprove an assumptiondisprove any claimdisprove the claimdisprove the datadisprove the hypothesisdisprove the premisedisprove the theoryexperiments disprove the theorygenerate disproofprovide disproofsound disproofstrong disproof

Inflections

4 entries

disproofs disproved disproves disproving

Derivations

8 entries

disproof disprovability disprovable disprovably disproval disprove disproved disproving

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