SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
rebuttal
noun
A response that challenges a claim with opposing arguments or evidence.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Reasoned counterresponse
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Usage distinction
Return to topA rebuttal challenges a claim with contrary reasons. Refutation and disproof are stronger when they establish that the claim is false.
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See rebuttal in use
Her rebuttal addressed the strongest objection instead of repeating the original assertion.
A second student offered a rebuttal to the lighting claim by explaining why chair comfort was not evidence about visibility.
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