Disprove Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭs-pro͝ov
To prove or show to be false
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. refute
  2. confute
  3. rebut
  4. discredit
  5. controvert
  6. belie
  7. invalidate
  8. negate
  9. weaken
  10. puncture
  11. prove false
  12. throw out
  13. set-aside
  14. find unfounded
  15. find fault in
  16. point out the weakness of
  17. call in question
  18. challenge
  19. overthrow
  20. tear down
  21. confound
  22. expose
  23. impugn
  24. cut the ground from under
  25. blow up
  26. poke holes in
  27. oppugn
Antonyms:
  1. prove
  2. credit
  3. validate

Words Related to Disprove

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. deny
  2. affirm
  3. substantiate
  4. corroborate
  5. falsify
  6. disproven
  7. disconfirm

Disprove Sentence Examples

  • In the past, a scientist began with a surmise or hunch and began gathering data to prove or disprove it.

  • For the paradox of predication, which he had used to disprove the existence of plurality, was virtually a denial of all speech and all thought, and thus led to a more comprehensive scepticism than that which sprang from the contemporary theories of sensation.

  • However it is not the subject matter of this book to attempt to prove or disprove any survival hypothesis.

  • Mr. Morgan then addressed the jury, and called several witnesses to disprove the statements made by the witnesses for the prosecution.

  • To knock it down and disprove genetics would be the most staggering feat of intellect ever seen.

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