Confute and Protest

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Confute verb - To prove to be false.

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Protest is an antonym for confute.

Nearby Words: confutation, confuting

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

Usage example: he protested that he usually was very good at baseball, and all the strikeouts were just bad luck

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Confute is an antonym for protest.

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