DISPROVE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

disprove

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈprüv

Definition of disprove

as in to refute

to prove to be false Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat

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Recent Examples of disprove However, that result does not disprove the Food and Drug Administration's earlier identification as Taylor Farms de Mexico as the likely source of the outbreak. — Annika Kim Constantino,amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 July 2026 The Musical is an ambitious, fully independent musical adaptation that disproves the notion that Homer’s poem has been thoroughly picked clean. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026 Siri says that the research the agency provided did not disprove a link to autism for those shots. — CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Act now to disprove the challenge, or be removed from the voter rolls. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for disprove

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Brittany Howard, the band’s lead singer and charismatic frontwoman, has spent much of the past decade refuting that notion.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026
New documents obtained by The Associated Press and The Guardian refute that testimony.

— Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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