Confound
Confound verb - To prove to be false.
Usage example: new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization
Disprove is a synonym for confound in refute topic. In some cases you can use "Disprove" instead a verb "Confound".
Nearby Words: confounding, confoundedly
Disprove
Disprove verb - To prove to be false.
Usage example: Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat
Confound is a synonym for disprove in refute topic. You can use "Confound" instead a verb "Disprove", if it concerns topics such as prove false.
Nearby Word: disproving
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- defeat and confound
- defeat and disprove
- overthrow and confound
- overthrow and disprove
- overwhelm and confound
- overwhelm and disprove
- demolish and confound
- demolish and disprove
- ruin and confound
- ruin and disprove
- invalidate and confound
- invalidate and disprove
- destroy and confound
- destroy and disprove
Common collocations
| sense | confound sense | disprove sense |
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