“The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories”
- Synonyms:
- confute
- Antonyms:
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demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- Types:
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explode
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
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controvert, rebut, refute
prove to be false or incorrect
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falsify
prove false
- Type of:
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contradict, negate
prove negative; show to be false
