CONFUTATION Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

confutation

noun

ˌkän-fyu̇-ˈtā-shən

Definition of confutation

as in refutation

something (as an argument) that serves to disprove he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain

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Recent Examples of confutation Nominalism and positivism have deluged the world with vast quantities of little-read scholarship whose underlying rationale is often the confutation of the very possibility of the larger-scale intelligibility of the world. — M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2022

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refutation

Noun

Though sales of Huggies may not bounce back immediately, the formal refutation from Chinese authorities is a pivotal step on the road to recovery in the country.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

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