Insistence and Refutation

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Insistence noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.

Usage example: a continued insistence that there was a massive cover-up by the government

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Refutation is an antonym for insistence.

Refutation noun - Something (as an argument) that serves to disprove.

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Insistence is an antonym for refutation.

Nearby Words: refute, refuted, refutable, refuting

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