Get to know Refute better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like rebut or renounce.
Refute meaning
- To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
- To deny the truth or correctness of (something); to reject or disagree with an accusation.
Synonyms of Refute
Using Refute
- The main meaning on this page is: To prove (something) to be false or incorrect. | To deny the truth or correctness of (something); to reject or disagree with an accusation.
- Useful related words include: rebut, renounce, repudiate, controvert.
- In the example corpus, refute often appears in combinations such as: to refute, refute the, refute that.
Context around Refute
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Refute
- In this selection, "refute" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strongly, completely, toe, claims, chronic and arguments stand out and add context to how "refute" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alternatives and refute chronic pain and and completely refute it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "refute" sits close to words such as actionable, adopts and airwaves, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with refute
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both are alive to confirm or refute this. (8 words)
I refute that was definitely a penalty kick anyway. (9 words)
I can refute this position with another of his statements. (10 words)
He added: “Our film shows where dehumanisation leads, at its worst…Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people. (40 words)
When one follows in the footsteps of a more senior scholar, one is expected to acknowledge the latter’s contribution to the field and how one’s own research and ideas refute, affirm or expand knowledge in the area. (39 words)
Last week, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, posted an email from the laptop on X (previously known as Twitter) in a bid to refute claims from House Republicans. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
As a long-term resident of the area and a regular user of the oval and surrounds, I can refute his claims to the occasional dog droppings.
A spokesperson for A.G Barr said: "We strongly refute the provocative accusations by Unite the union that we have potentially engaged in illegal activity during industrial action.
Both are alive to confirm or refute this.
He added the state can submit additional data to refute the EPA’s observations on the rejected claims.
I can refute this position with another of his statements.
I refute that was definitely a penalty kick anyway.
Last week, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, posted an email from the laptop on X (previously known as Twitter) in a bid to refute claims from House Republicans.
Parochialised interests and rivalries between competing intelligence organisations make it possible that the intelligence produced by one agency will conflict with or refute what the other produces.
She apparently wanted to create panic among Surrey-ites before others could refute her ludicrous figures.
Speaking over several sessions to Sassen during a kind of Nazi expat salon, Eichmann seems to anticipate his future defense and completely refute it.
The local newspaper, Daily Trust, which put out an article saying the CBN has devalued the official rate, has defended its position and has asked the CBN to refute its report with data.
The Vieux Fort South MP cannot continue to hide or toe refute the fact that he has been MP for V/F South for 25 years and Prime Minister for 15 of those 25 years.
They use public speaking, community events, and cooperation with local organizations to promote awareness about pain management alternatives and refute chronic pain myths.
To refute arguments for the welfare state that appeal to intuitions that justice requires egalitarian redistribution, I’d suggest that a more fundamental grounding for rights than Moller has attempted is necessary.
We, the Working Group for the Azerbaijan-Austria Inter-Parliamentary Connexions, utterly refute such an unfair attitude shown to our country.
When one follows in the footsteps of a more senior scholar, one is expected to acknowledge the latter’s contribution to the field and how one’s own research and ideas refute, affirm or expand knowledge in the area.
As to the claim that partisan politics have contaminated the social agenda, I categorically refute that allegation.
Biden called a press conference to angrily refute the report's "bad memory" narrative.
Defences like duress, or “being ordered by the party boss to do so,” are excuses they can raise to attempt to refute the cases against them.
He added: “Our film shows where dehumanisation leads, at its worst…Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people.
Common combinations with refute
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to refute 81×
- refute the 36×
- refute that 8×
- or refute 7×
- refute this 7×
- refute claims 7×
- refute it 7×
- refute them 7×
- refute his 6×
- can refute 5×