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All confute synonyms

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verb confute

  • invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
  • tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
  • overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
  • confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
  • controvert — to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
  • negate — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
  • subvert — to overthrow (something established or existing).
  • disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
  • overthrow — to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
  • overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
  • dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
  • parry — to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
  • break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
  • overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
  • demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
  • contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
  • upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
  • oppugn — to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
  • defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
  • rebut — to refute by evidence or argument.
  • silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  • vanquish — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
  • refute — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
  • put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
  • shut up — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
  • set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
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