Explore Disprove through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like negate or contradict. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Disprove meaning
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
Synonyms of Disprove
Using Disprove
- The main meaning on this page is: To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
- Useful related words include: confute, negate, contradict, prove.
- In the example corpus, disprove often appears in combinations such as: to disprove, disprove the, or disprove.
Context around Disprove
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disprove
- In this selection, "disprove" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, supposedly, claims, anything and either stand out and add context to how "disprove" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include prove or disprove and anyone can disprove anything i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disprove" sits close to words such as abstractions, accosted and adair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disprove
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s an assertion impossible to prove or disprove. (9 words)
If anyone can disprove anything I listed, please do! (9 words)
The November elections will prove or disprove those contentions. (9 words)
If you may still think otherwise, there are many NBA Championships, world championships, Grand Slams, Hart trophies, and many more accomplishments from athletes to disprove that they should be prohibited from expressing themselves on the playing field. (37 words)
On December 5 he posted a three minute video on which he titled 'The Truth' and said he wanted to 'disprove any of the rumors and speculations regarding my actions and my character'. (33 words)
Her husband, Wheatcroft - who is also known as Mohammed Al Said - had said they had hoped to present factual evidence to disprove the 'the impossible scenario the crown are attempting to portray'. (32 words)
If anyone can disprove anything I listed, please do! (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
Before the 2022 indictment, state police that after an internal investigation Clary was not disciplined due to insufficient evidence to prove or disprove the allegation that he intentionally withheld video evidence.
Perhaps nobody is more well-known for relying on the existence of intersex conditions to supposedly disprove the sex binary than the historian of science Alice Dreger.
The Metropolitan Police, which previously investigated the gathering and claimed there was “insufficient evidence to disprove the version of events provided by attendees”, has said it is looking at the video.
The party said it has evidence to disprove claims from Rishi Sunak and Business Secretary that the Bill has ILO backing and the Government’s regulations are compatible with ILO rules.
These points prove or disprove that the Moon footprint website was a sham.
Which doesn’t disprove the premise and… is fairly strong supporting evidence of racism.
While both sides wrangled over the facts that would support - or disprove those charges - at the heart of the case was the question of whether the victim was 'vulnerable'.
He dared his accusers to file their complaints instead in court where he said he would have the opportunity to disprove the allegations against him.
Her husband, Wheatcroft - who is also known as Mohammed Al Said - had said they had hoped to present factual evidence to disprove the 'the impossible scenario the crown are attempting to portray'.
If you may still think otherwise, there are many NBA Championships, world championships, Grand Slams, Hart trophies, and many more accomplishments from athletes to disprove that they should be prohibited from expressing themselves on the playing field.
It’s an assertion impossible to prove or disprove.
Much of Modi’s past is difficult to ascertain, in part because he has crafted a narrative that is hard to prove or disprove.
So in 2014 the National Cancer Institute, which parrots the ACS position on this issue, funded research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to disprove the bra-cancer link.
Here’s a rundown of the false claims, with the facts that disprove them.
If anyone can disprove anything I listed, please do!
On December 5 he posted a three minute video on which he titled 'The Truth' and said he wanted to 'disprove any of the rumors and speculations regarding my actions and my character'.
Tether's asymmetric mechanics both support and disprove the arguments of both sides.
The November elections will prove or disprove those contentions.
AJ Styles did nothing to disprove his ongoing theory that WWE's system of choosing No. 1 Contenders, based on staring instead of wins and losses, is broken.
And, moreover, the science is likely not sufficiently developed to prove or disprove either side of any allegations.
Common combinations with disprove
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to disprove 26×
- disprove the 18×
- or disprove 17×
- disprove that 3×
- disprove this 3×
- not disprove 3×
- disprove those 2×
- disprove them 2×
- disprove anything 2×
- and disprove 2×