prove wrong

VERB

confute

Synonyms

STRONG

break confound contradict controvert defeat demolish dismay disprove expose invalidate negate oppugn overcome overthrow overturn overwhelm parry rebut silence subvert tap upset vanquish

WEAK

blow sky-high bring to naught knock the props out (from under) prove false put down set aside shut up

Antonyms

STRONG

agree allow approve concede encourage fail fix give in hide lose make happy obey permit surrender validate yield

WEAK

affirm attest confirm endorse prove verify

Example Sentences

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If lofty profit predictions prove wrong, share prices may tumble and investment could slow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

As with all political campaigns, some decisions will be correct and others will prove wrong.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

“We will prove wrong those who are currently portraying our continent as a billiard ball in a great geo-economical game between China and the United States.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022

They were still fearful, her mother said, but they also wanted to prove wrong those in the village who had predicted that Formin would fail.

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2018

He wrote it in verse: If you prove right and I prove wrong, A million years from now, In language plain and frank and strong My error I'll avow To your dear waking face.

From Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete by Paine, Albert Bigelow

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