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All refute synonyms

reΒ·fute
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verb refute

  • kick up a fuss β€” (Idiomatic) To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality.
  • counter check β€” a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
  • blow sky-high β€” to destroy completely
  • mooted β€” open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
  • evert β€” Turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.
  • break β€” When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
  • countercheck β€” a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
  • confute β€” to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
  • blitzing β€” Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
  • bandied β€” to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
  • cancel β€” If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
  • do justice to β€” to show to full advantage
  • convince β€” If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists.
  • kick around β€” to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
  • call on β€” If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
  • everted β€” Simple past tense and past participle of evert.
  • debate β€” A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
  • disavow β€” to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.
  • answer back β€” If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
  • beat down β€” When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
  • groused β€” to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
  • cast down β€” If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
  • breached β€” the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
  • disprove β€” to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
  • counter-checking β€” a check that opposes or restrains.
  • counter β€” In a place such as a shop or cafΓ©, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
  • defeat β€” If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
  • fussed β€” an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
  • hash over β€” a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautΓ©ed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
  • counterclaim β€” a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
  • counterplot β€” a plot designed to frustrate another plot
  • declass β€” to lower in social status or position; degrade
  • knock around β€” to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • counterpoised β€” a counterbalancing weight.
  • beefing β€” the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
  • fly in the face of β€” to move through the air using wings.
  • dispute β€” to engage in argument or debate.
  • have at β€” Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • breaching β€” the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
  • altercate β€” to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
  • disconfirming β€” Not confirming.
  • complain β€” to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
  • controvert β€” to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
  • find fault β€” a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
  • get back to β€” resume
  • grousing β€” to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
  • infract β€” to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
  • hold off β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • answer β€” When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
  • bandying β€” to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
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