poke holes in

VERB

disprove

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 the props out (from under) 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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The defense attorneys sought to poke holes in the accusers’ testimony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Better Dairy invited me – a committed carnivore and dairy devotee – to its lab to poke holes in this new cheese.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

“My job was to get her to share with me the details of her life in a way so that I could poke holes in it,” he told me recently.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

The film shows how these academics used data and mathematical models to poke holes in this thinking.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025

I held up my finger, ready to poke holes in her theory.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

poke holes in

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