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

He said that with closed-circuit cameras everywhere, any allegation of a security breach easily can be validated or disproved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party just disproved one of the oldest truisms in the country’s politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Demonstrate that their conspiracy theory is, say, disproved by the law of gravity, and they will conclude … that Sir Isaac Newton was “in on it” too.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025

Not a word of it could ever be proved or disproved.

From "1984" by George Orwell