rebutting

verb

Definition of rebuttingnext
present participle of rebut
1
as in repulsing
to drive back Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life

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2
as in refuting
to prove to be false Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebutting
  1. refuting
  2. repelling
  3. resisting
Verb
  • Hall ended up refuting his own hypothesis.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Two people aim to jointly and with intensity deliberate with each other, testing each other, refuting each other at times, and otherwise pursuing an in-depth cross-examining dialogue.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of refuting
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  • The 22-year-old has been a rock in defence, repelling all-comers on the right side of the back three.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But that decline can be understood as a pragmatic understanding of the difficulties of repelling an invading force.
    Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of repelling
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  • He was arrested again in 2016, during his four-year probation term, for shoplifting from a local Walmart and resisting security and was sent back to prison.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The result of a complex physical and chemical treatment process, the finish gets its name for its ceramic-like feel and matte finish while resisting scratches and scuffs.
    Brian Westover, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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