Debunk and Prove

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Debunk

Debunk verb - To prove to be false.
Usage example: a Web site that assiduously debunks urban legends
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Prove is an antonym for debunk in disprove topic.
Nearby Word: debunking

Prove

Prove verb - To show the existence or truth of by evidence.
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Synonyms for Prove
Antonyms for Prove
Debunk is an antonym for prove.
Nearby Words: proved, proven, proving, provable
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Common collocations

claim debunk claim prove claim
story debunk story prove story
theory debunk theory prove theory
usefulness debunk usefulness prove usefulness
Other words: powers, theories, claims.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Bermuda Triangle aka: Bermuda Triangle In a "Mathnet" segment from Square One TV titled "The Case of the Bermuda Triangle," Pat and George debunk the Bermuda Triangle myth on television, leading to a case where a sunken boat could prove a man's innocence of treason.
    Source: The Bermuda Triangle aka: Bermuda Triangle
  • Series / Square One TV The Bermuda Triangle: In a Mathnet segment titled "The Case of the Bermuda Triangle," Pat and George debunk the Bermuda Triangle myth on television, leading to a case where a sunken boat could prove a man's innocence of treason.
    Source: Series / Square One TV
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Prove and Debunk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/debunk/prove
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