as in rebuttal
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
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Recent Examples of refutation
However, some legal experts and investors are anticipating a partial or full refutation of the president’s IEEPA tariffs, as the justices showed skepticism during arguments about the president’s authority to levy such taxes without Congressional approval.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Indian investment behavior, Rustomjee argues, is a living refutation of the efficient market hypothesis, or the idea that stock prices faithfully reflect all available information about the underlying asset.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
As if in refutation of the puritanical outcry over D&D in its early days, Went’s characters use the game to attempt to construct a more just moral universe.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Karl Popper said that science is about conjecture and refutation.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Indian investment behavior, Rustomjee argues, is a living refutation of the efficient market hypothesis, or the idea that stock prices faithfully reflect all available information about the underlying asset.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
As if in refutation of the puritanical outcry over D&D in its early days, Went’s characters use the game to attempt to construct a more just moral universe.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Karl Popper said that science is about conjecture and refutation.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refutation
Noun
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Yet the rebuttal did not totally puncture Axelsson’s belief in inflatable furniture.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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By the time Sheryl Underwood took the podium Sunday night halfway through the live Roast of Kevin Hart on Netflix, the stage was set for a memorable rebuttal.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Non-falsifiable and untestable hypotheses cannot be checked out, and hence those ideas are incapable of disproof.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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If the evolution of China’s political and economic systems was merely disproof of Fukuyama’s thinking, that would be striking enough.—
BENN STEIL,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutation. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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