Confirmation and Refutal

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

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Refutal is an antonym for confirmation.

Refutal noun - The act of determining that something is false.

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Confirmation is an antonym for refutal.

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Refutal and Confirmation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/confirmation/refutal

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