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
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.
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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
The very mechanisms enabling AI to inspire collective action also equip it to reinforce entrenched refutation, deepen ideological divides and amplify narratives dismissing climate change as a mere fabrication.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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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
The very mechanisms enabling AI to inspire collective action also equip it to reinforce entrenched refutation, deepen ideological divides and amplify narratives dismissing climate change as a mere fabrication.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refutation
Noun
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By writing an essay-length rebuttal rather than simply dismissing the ad with a compliment, Altman inadvertently validated Anthropic as a serious threat.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Clunky outdoor furniture finds its rebuttal in the Nanto, which takes its shape from the sweeping contours of butterfly wings.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2026.
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