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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

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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

He said, ‘I’m going to be involved with all your workouts from now on, and we got a lot of people to prove wrong.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2024

Regional authorities in northeast Catalonia said this week that Barcelona and a wide surrounding area that’s home to around 6 million people could enter a drought “emergency” by September unless forecasts prove wrong.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

And, inversely, nothing seems easier to me than to invent fables to prove wrong morals: e.g.

From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel

prove wrong

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