disproved

VERB

prove false

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belie confound contradict discredit impugn invalidate negate rebut refute

STRONG

break confute contravene controvert deny explode expose negative overthrow overturn puncture shoot traverse weaken

WEAK

blow sky high blow up disconfirm find unfounded knock bottom out of knock props out poke holes in set aside shoot holes in tear down throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree approve concede permit praise prove

STRONG

affirm allow build up confirm endorse hide strengthen

WEAK

credit validate

Example Sentences

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disproved

The claim can never be disproved because its meaning isn’t fixed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The Fellowship’s religious claims are never disproved, history suggests, just yet to be proved.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

Chief among them: statements without clearly defined facts attached, meaning that they can neither be proved nor disproved; statements involving cherry-picked facts; and promises.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026

It had previously been thought that vaccinating children against chickenpox would cause a problematic rise in shingles, but a recent long-term study from the US disproved that theory.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025

Fossils, for example, and whether their existence disproved the Book of Genesis; Brother Mendel’s experiments on the sexual reproduction of the sweet pea; the fallacy of laudable pus.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly