Thesaurus / refutal
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synonyms for refutal
- disapproval
- rebuttal
- rejection
- repudiation
- retraction
- veto
- adjuration
- brush-off
- contradiction
- declination
- disavowal
- disclaimer
- disproof
- dissent
- forswearing
- nay
- negation
- negative
- nix
- nonacceptance
- prohibition
- protestation
- rebuff
- refutation
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repulse
- turndown
- abstaining
- cold shoulder
- controversion
- disallowance
- dismissing
- gainsaying
- noncommittal
- refraining
- refusing
- rejecting
- renegement
- repudiating
- statement abnegation
- abnegation
- adjuration
- brush-off
- contradiction
- declination
- disaffirmation
- disapproval
- disavowal
- disclaimer
- disproof
- dissent
- forswearing
- nay
- negation
- negative
- nix
- nonacceptance
- prohibition
- protestation
- rebuff
- rebuttal
- refutation
- rejection
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repudiation
- repulse
- retraction
- statement
- turndown
- veto
- abstaining
- cold shoulder
- controversion
- disaffirmance
- disallowance
- dismissing
- gainsaying
- noncommittal
- refraining
- refusing
- rejecting
- renegement
- repudiating
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antonyms for refutal
MOST RELEVANT
- acceptance
- agreement
- allowance
- approval
- confirmation
- corroboration
- endorsement
- OK
- permission
- ratification
- sanction
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How to use refutal in a sentence
Pity the words spent in the refutal of such "reasons" and views!
WOMAN UNDER SOCIALISMAUGUST BEBELI am righted before the world; my untiring industry and uprightness of life are the refutal of his calumnies.
ROSE CLARKFANNY FERNHe had rarely, if ever, known his daughter to make such an explicit refutal of his inferences.
THE FREE RANGEFRANCIS WILLIAM SULLIVANSuch argument is hardly worthy of serious refutal, since it stultifies itself.
PLAIN FACTS FOR OLD AND YOUNGJOHN HARVEY KELLOGGHe had kept Adela's warning in mind, and determined to be calmly dignified in his refutal of the charges brought against him.
DEMOSGEORGE GISSINGLet us therefore pause for a moment whilst we consult other sources of opinion for confirmation or refutal.
VALERE AUDELOUIS DECHMANNWORDS RELATED TO REFUTAL
- abstaining
- adjuration
- brush-off
- cold shoulder
- contradiction
- controversion
- declination
- disallowance
- disapproval
- disavowal
- disclaimer
- dismissing
- disproof
- dissent
- forswearing
- gainsaying
- nay
- negation
- negative
- nix
- nonacceptance
- noncommittal
- prohibition
- protestation
- rebuff
- rebuttal
- refraining
- refusing
- refutal
- refutation
- rejecting
- rejection
- renegement
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repudiating
- repudiation
- repulse
- retraction
- statement abnegation
- turndown
- veto
- abnegation
- abstaining
- adjuration
- brush-off
- cold shoulder
- contradiction
- controversion
- declination
- disaffirmance
- disaffirmation
- disallowance
- disapproval
- disavowal
- disclaimer
- dismissing
- disproof
- dissent
- forswearing
- gainsaying
- nay
- negation
- negative
- nix
- nonacceptance
- noncommittal
- prohibition
- protestation
- rebuff
- rebuttal
- refraining
- refusing
- refutal
- refutation
- rejecting
- rejection
- renegement
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repudiating
- repudiation
- repulse
- retraction
- statement
- turndown
- veto
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.