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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

But he also said the BOJ will "act swiftly" if its inflation projections prove wrong, and pointed to signs that corporate price-setting behaviour was starting to change.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

Nineteen years after that conversation and more than a decade since his dad’s passing, Baker finally has a chance to prove wrong the father he loved so dearly.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2021

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