rebut
Disprove with evidence
To rebut is to argue against a claim or accusation, offering evidence or reasoning to disprove it: The defense rebutted the prosecution's key witness.
Unlike simply denying something, rebutting implies a substantive response—you counter with facts or logic.
The noun rebuttal is the argument itself: Her rebuttal was devastating.
Prove something untrue
- counterFlat service surface
- disproveProve something untrue
- contradictDispute a statement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
challenge · contest · deny · oppose · negate · invalidate · discredit · controvert
refute
Prove something untrue
- counterFlat service surface
- disproveProve something untrue
- contradictDispute a statement
dispute · challenge · contest · deny · oppose · negate · invalidate · discredit · controvert · confute
cross-examination
Opposing party questions witness
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
witness · pleadings · defense · prosecution · trial · verdict · appeal · acquittal · litigation · counsel
logic
Science of valid reasoning
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
deduction · analyze · prove · disproof · fallacy · syllogism · hypothesis · criterion · establish · evaluate
- opposeoppose, resist, defy, reject, refuse
- confrontationsargue, fight, clash, quarrel, dispute
- defendprotect, shield, guard, block, resist
- disagreementsdisagree, argue, dispute, quarrel, argument
- responsesresponse, answering, answer, reply, replying
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
rebutconfirm
Validate as true
corroborate · substantiate · support · validate · affirm
rebutprove
Establish as fact
verify · establish · authenticate · substantiate · demonstrate