Synonyms of rebuts

rebuts

verb

present tense third-person singular of rebut

1

as in resists

to drive back

Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resists
• repels
• repulses
• turns back
• opposes
• turns away
• deflects
• fights
• withstands
• fends (off)
• beats off
• defies
• staves off
• spurns
• rebuffs
• stands off
• holds off
• snubs
• wards (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embraces
• welcomes
• hails

2

as in refutes

to prove to be false

Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refutes
• disproves
• overturns
• debunks
• discredits
• falsifies
• discusses
• challenges
• belies
• confutes
• gives the lie to
• confounds
• disconfirms
• questions
• shoots down
• doubts
• overthrows
• debates
• mistrusts
• contests
• queries
• moots
• talks over
• hashes (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirms
• establishes
• proves
• validates
• verifies
• shows
• supports
• witnesses
• evidences
• corroborates
• records
• identifies
• substantiates
• documents
• illustrates
• evinces
• demonstrates
• certifies
• attests
• backs (up)
• displays
• manifests
• adduces
• buttresses
• authenticates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rebuts

Rachel Comey, the brand, rebuts this claim. — Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026