What is another word for Confuted?

Pronunciation: [kənfjˈuːtɪd] (IPA)

Confuted can be defined as the act of disproving or rejecting an argument or theory. There are several synonyms for confuted which include refuted, debunked, invalidated, repudiated, discredited, contradicted, negated, and challenged. All of these words signify the same act of rejecting or disproving a statement, argument, or theory. Refuted can be used when a claim is proved to be false using facts or evidence. Debunked is used when a belief is exposed to be a myth or a falsehood. Invalidated implies that a statement has been proven to be inaccurate or false. Similarly, repudiated, discredited, contradicted, and negated represent the act of disapproving or rejecting a statement or argument.

What are the hypernyms for Confuted?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Confuted

Then the English answered with equal impatience, and reproached the King's representatives with duplicity and want of faith, and censured them for their unseemly language, and begged to inform Champagny and Richardot that they had not then to deal with such persons as they might formerly have been in the habit of treating withal, but with a "great prince who did justify the honour of her actions," and they Confuted the positions now assumed by their opponents with official documents and former statements from those very opponents' lips.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009
Although the book is written in a clear and picturesque style, great care and attention have been given to the researches of antiquaries and historians, and many authorities have been consulted, in consequence of which, several long-established errors have been corrected, and some oft-repeated but superficial conclusions Confuted.
"Old Church Lore"
William Andrews
Orthodoxy, Confuted, as we suppose, over and over again, by the most logical arguments, stands firm, and goes forward.
"Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors"
James Freeman Clarke

Related words: angry, confused, conflicting, frustrated, in conflict

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