Attestation and Confutation

Attestation

Attestation noun - Something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim.

Confutation is an antonym for attestation.

Nearby Words: attested, attesting

Confutation

Confutation noun - Something (as an argument) that serves to disprove.
Usage example: he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain

Attestation is an antonym for confutation.

Nearby Words: confute, confuted, confuting
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