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DISPROOF Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word disproof. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word disproof. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for DISPROOF

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refutation
nounn
noun

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

• the act of determining that something is false

contradiction
nounn
noun

• opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

• (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

• the speech act of contradicting someone

counterargument
nounn
noun

• an argument offered in opposition to another argument

denial
nounn
noun

• the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

• the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

• renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

invalidation
nounn
noun

• (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

• when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.

negation
nounn
noun

• a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

• the speech act of negating

• (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false

rebuttal
nounn
noun

• the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

• (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder

falsification
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

• a willful perversion of facts

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

• the act of determining that something is false

confutation
nounn
noun

• the speech act of refuting conclusively

• evidence that refutes conclusively

falsifying
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of determining that something is false

refutal
nounn
noun

• the act of determining that something is false

Best Hypernyms For DISPROOF

Here is a list of related hypernyms for disproof, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for REFUTATION

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