rebut | Definition of rebut

Synonyms and Antonyms of rebut

1 to drive back

Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life

Synonyms of rebut

beat off, fend (off), repel, repulse, stave off, turn away, turn back

Words Related to rebut

defy, fight, hold off, oppose, resist, stand off, withstand

deflect, ward (off)

rebuff, snub, spurn

Near Antonyms of rebut

embrace, hail, welcome

2 to prove to be false

Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat

Synonyms of rebut

belie, confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm, discredit, disprove, falsify, refute, shoot down

Words Related to rebut

overthrow, overturn

challenge, contest, query, question

doubt, mistrust

debate, discuss, hash (over), moot, talk over

Phrases Synonymous with rebut

give the lie to

Near Antonyms of rebut

document, evidence, evince, record, show, support, witness

back (up), buttress, corroborate, substantiate

adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify

demonstrate, display, illustrate, manifest

Antonyms of rebut

confirm, establish, prove, validate, verify