outargued
Bested in debate
Outargued is the past tense of outargue, meaning to defeat someone in an argument or debate by presenting superior reasoning.
It implies being bested through logic rather than volume or persistence: She outargued him at every turn.
He knew he'd been outargued and had nothing left to say.
Proved an argument false
- rebuttedContradicted with evidence
- counteredResponded to challenge
- defeatedOvercome in contest
- bestedOvercame in a contest
silenced · demolished · overwhelmed · overruled · crushed · dismantled · vanquished · trumped
Firmly believing something
- swayedMoved or persuaded
- convertedAltered in form or purpose
- won overGained someone's support
- persuadedLed to believe
influenced · moved · talked down · worn down · brought around · compelled · overpowered · dominated
Proved something was wrong
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- contradictedOpposed a statement
- underminedWeakened by stealth
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
exposed · unraveled · deconstructed · challenged · questioned · negated · nullified · demolished
refuted
Proved an argument false
bested · silenced · demolished · overwhelmed · overruled · crushed · dismantled · vanquished · trumped · outmaneuvered
convinced
Firmly believing something
persuaded · influenced · moved · talked down · worn down · brought around · compelled · overpowered · dominated · cornered
disproved
Proved something was wrong
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- contradictedOpposed a statement
- underminedWeakened by stealth
discredited · exposed · unraveled · deconstructed · challenged · questioned · negated · nullified · demolished · picked apart