Confutation and Confirmation

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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

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Confirmation is an antonym for confutation in topics: rebuttal, disproving, variance to something.

Nearby Words: confute, confuted, confuting

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

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Confutation is an antonym for confirmation.

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

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