CONFUTING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in refuting

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verb

present participle of confute

as in overturning

to prove to be false theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience

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Adjective

Lucas, Kozakiewicz stand by their positions In the wake of the contradictory filings, both Lucas and Kozakiewicz have remained steadfast in their positions regarding the audit.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
Trump made contradictory statements about the status of talks earlier in the week, and the status of negotiations remains unclear.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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So thankful to Alabama Athletics for refuting it on my behalf.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Minneapolis’s Walker Art Center and the artist Olalekan Jeyifous are refuting accusations by some museum visitors that his work was made using generative AI, reports MPR News.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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