rebutted

verb

past tense of rebut
1
as in repulsed
to drive back Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life

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2
as in refuted
to prove to be false Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat

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Recent Examples of rebutted Nazir, for his part, rebutted the allegation. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026 However, the city rebutted the allegations, saying that Boca Bash was an unsanctioned event and therefore not hosted by officials. — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Maryland Farm Bureau President Jamie Raley rebutted the proclamation in a press release. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026 The only prominent robotaxi company Uber isn’t working with right now is Tesla, which has thus far rebutted Uber’s partnership offer and determined to go its own direction. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026 Abughazaleh rebutted that attack. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026 Kolasinski and Mendoza Hernandez’s fiancée, Cindy, rebutted the agency’s narrative at a news conference Wednesday. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026 Such interventions were rebutted by Dal Babu, a former chief superintendent of London’s Metropolitan Police. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 His campaign has also filed paperwork with state election officials questioning Swalwell’s residency in California, claims that Swalwell has vigorously rebutted. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebutted
  1. repulsed
  2. refuted
  3. repelled
  4. resisted
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  • Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Definition of repulsed
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  • Wainger also refuted the assertion that Pennel had expected to be arrested.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Reports emerged earlier this year that Beatrice and Eugenie were not invited to Royal Ascot, only to be refuted by subsequent reports claiming that they were invited, after all.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 June 2026
Definition of refuted
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  • Body on the line 💪 But that was not the Wan-Bissaka who repelled Rashford’s attacking threat as England toiled at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • It’s often said that pests are repelled by the strong scent of coffee, or that mosquitoes won’t bite and ants won’t be able to navigate by their scent trails if coffee grounds are around.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
Definition of repelled
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  • Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.
    — Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026
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