DEBUNKING Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word debunking. (close relations)
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| challenging | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • requiring full use of your abilities or resources • stimulating interest or thought • disturbingly provocative | ||||||
| invalidating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • establishing as invalid or untrue | ||||||
| unmasking | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud | ||||||
| contradicting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • be in contradiction with • deny the truth of • be resistant to • prove negative; show to be false | ||||||
| denying | verbv | |||||
verb • declare untrue; contradict • refuse to accept or believe • refuse to grant, as of a petition or request • refuse to let have • deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure • deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit • refuse to recognize or acknowledge | ||||||
| disclaiming | verbv | |||||
verb • renounce a legal claim or title to • make a disclaimer about | ||||||
| discrediting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the state of being held in low esteem verb • cause to be distrusted or disbelieved • damage the reputation of • reject as false; refuse to accept | ||||||
| disproving | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • prove to be false | ||||||
| exposing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||
| negating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • be in contradiction with • deny the truth of • prove negative; show to be false • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||
| nullifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • declare invalid • show to be invalid • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||
| quashing | verbv | |||||
verb • put down by force or intimidation • declare invalid | ||||||
| refuting | verbv | |||||
verb • overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof • prove to be false or incorrect | ||||||
| rejecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • deem wrong or inappropriate • reject with contempt • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||
| expose | verbv | |||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||
