refutably
In contestable fashion
In a manner that can be disproved or shown to be false.
A claim made refutably is one open to challenge by evidence or argument: The theory was only refutably established, leaving room for future discoveries to overturn it.
The opposite of irrefutably.
Capable of being falsified
- falsifiableCapable of being disproven
- contestableAble to be challenged
- deniableAble to be disputed
- rebuttableCapable of being disproved
controvertible · disputable · questionable · challengeable · debatable · assailable · vulnerable · impeachable
Point challenging another's position
- disproofEvidence showing falsehood
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
disconfirmation · counterexample · counterevidence · invalidation · debunking · negation · rejoinder · objection
With doubt or distrust
- tentativelyWithout full commitment
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- questioninglyIn a seeking-answers manner
doubtfully · inconclusively · ambiguously · equivocally · provisionally · conditionally · hypothetically · speculatively
disprovable
Capable of being falsified
- falsifiableCapable of being disproven
- contestableAble to be challenged
- deniableAble to be disputed
rebuttable · controvertible · disputable · questionable · challengeable · debatable · assailable · vulnerable · impeachable · opposable
counterargument
Point challenging another's position
- disproofEvidence showing falsehood
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
contradiction · disconfirmation · counterexample · counterevidence · invalidation · debunking · negation · rejoinder · objection · cross-examination
skeptically
With doubt or distrust
- tentativelyWithout full commitment
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
questioningly · doubtfully · inconclusively · ambiguously · equivocally · provisionally · conditionally · hypothetically · speculatively · hesitantly
refutablyirrefutably
Beyond all contradiction
incontrovertibly · undeniably · indisputably · unquestionably · incontestably