Refuting
Supporting
Supporting adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.
Usage example: scientists looking for direct supporting evidence of microscopic black holes, the existence of which is theoretical
Refuting is an antonym for supporting.
Both words in one sentence
- Suffice it to say that there's a large amount of clues both supporting and refuting the date.
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