Doubt and Refute

Doubt

Doubt verb - To have no trust or confidence in.

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Refute and doubt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Doubt".

Refute verb - To prove to be false.

Usage example: the victories of African-American athlete Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics effectively refuted the racial views of the Nazis

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Doubt and refute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Doubt" instead a verb "Refute".

Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting

power	doubt power	refute power
people	doubt people	refute people
idea	doubt idea	refute idea
story	doubt story	refute story
Other words: statement, evidence, reliability, existence, claims.

Not that Sandusky's goose wasn't already cooked—the testimony of the other victims was far too similar and compelling to leave room for doubt—but Matthew's plan to refute Sandusky's claims of innocence effectively derailed whatever defense had been planned and sealed his fate.

Source: Hoist By His Own Petard / Real Life

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