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rebut

[ri-buht] / rɪˈbʌt /
VERB
argue against; prove wrong
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deny disprove fend off invalidate negate quash refute
STRONG
break confound confute controvert cross defeat evert negative overturn repel repulse top
WEAK
come back at disconfirm get back at hold off keep off prove false stave off take on ward off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow approve permit prove sanction support validate
STRONG
abet agree aid attract help lose stay
WEAK
back down concede

Example Sentences

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And he makes a claim for the relevance of his project: “These poems rebut the parochialism and tribalism that dog our present, even as they appeal to universal experiences and values.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Don’t miss: Nvidia is going out of its way to rebut online criticism.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Prosecutors present an entirely one-sided version of the case, which the defendant cannot address or rebut.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

Worse, “Rebirth” is just one of the many pieces of media this year to rebut the pharmaceutical industry, and has the most superficial take on this theme so far.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

Well informed and a very skilled debater, Beck made hash out of my fumbling avowal, and I lacked the wherewithal to rebut him.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.