Rebuff and Refute

Rebuff

Rebuff verb - Reject outright and bluntly.

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

Nearby Words: rebuffed, rebuffing

Refute

Refute verb - To declare not to be true.

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

Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting

Common collocations

theory rebuff theory refute theory
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