discredit, debate, cancel, dispute, oppose
Synonyms include dispute, refute, challenge, or gainsay.
In the sense of turning something down, refusing.In the sense of rejecting an idea, disbelieving.
The opposite of refute is to prove correct.
I have nothing to refute your hypothesis.
The lawyer had no argument to refute the evidence against his client. Refute means to disprove.
Are you able to refute the testimony that the witness just presented.
Refute
The plural of refute is refutes. As in "the company refutes the claims".
Sally will refute Ben's false accusation
Fruit, suit, and mute all rhyme with refute.
A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses. An example of a compound sentence that uses the word "refute" would be: You continue to refute my theory, so I will no longer discuss it with you.
The lawyer was going to refute the plaintiff until her client was proven innocent.