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Synonyms for de-bunk
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-buhngk |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈbʌŋk |
Top 10 synonyms for de-bunk Other synonyms for the word de-bunk
- actualize
- add up
- advertise
- air
- approve
- ascertain
- attest
- attest to
- authenticate
- bear out
- belie
- belittle
- betray
- bless
- brandish
- bring to light
- broadcast
- buy
- chasten
- check out
- check up
- check up on
- circumstantiate
- come across
- complete
- conceive
- confute
- contrive
- convict
- correct
- crack
- cut down to size
- dash
- debunk
- defeat
- deflate
- demystify
- denude
- describe
- design
- detect
- determine
- devise
- dig up
- discard
- discern
- disclose
- disconcert
- discover
- discredit
- disenchant
- disillusion
- disparage
- dispirit
- display
- disport
- disprove
- distinguish
- divulge
- document
- double-check
- elicit
- endorse
- enlighten
- espy
- establish
- exhibit
- explain
- explore
- expose
- express
- eye
- eyeball
- feature
- ferret out
- find out
- flash
- flaunt
- free
- get wind of
- get wise to
- give away
- give for instance
- give green light
- give high sign
- give stamp of approval
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- glimpse
- hear
- highlight
- hold up
- humble
- identify
- incarnate
- invalidate
- invent
- justify
- kick in the teeth
- knock down
- lampoon
- lap up
- lay bare
- lay open
- leak
- learn
- let cat out of bag
- let down
- let down easy
- let out
- let wind out of sails
- liberate
- light upon
- locate
- look up
- make certain
- make clear
- make good
- make known
- make sure
- manifest
- materialize
- mock
- mortify
- nose out
- notice
- objectify
- observe
- okay
- open
- open to view
- originate
- ostend
- pan out
- parade
- peg
- perceive
- personify
- pick up on
- pinpoint
- pioneer
- present
- proclaim
- prove
- publish
- puncture
- puncture balloon
- put down
- put on view
- put spotlight on
- put to shame
- ratify
- realize
- recognize
- rectify
- refute
- reify
- report
- repudiate
- reveal
- rid
- rubber-stamp
- sanction
- see
- sense
- set forth
- settle
- shame
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- show
- show how
- show in bad light
- show off
- show up
- sign
- sign off on
- size
- size up
- smoke out
- spill
- spot
- stand up
- streak
- subscribe
- substantiate
- support
- take down
- teach
- test
- testify to
- think of
- thumbs up
- tip off
- trot out
- try
- try on
- try out
- turn up
- uncloak
- unclothe
- uncover
- underpin
- undress
- unearth
- unfold
- unmask
- unshroud
- unveil
- uphold
- validate
- verify
- vouch
- walk one through
- warrant
- witness
- worst
Définition of de-bunk
Origin :- 1923, from de- + bunk (n.2); first used by U.S. novelist William Woodward (1874-1950), the notion being "to take the bunk out of things." Related: Debunked; debunking.
- As in show up : verb expose, embarrass
- As in substantiate : verb back up a statement, idea
- As in verify : verb confirm, validate
- As in disabuse : verb free from belief
- As in confirm : verb ratify, validate, prove
- As in debunk : verb disprove, ridicule
- As in deflate : verb humiliate
- As in demonstrate : verb explain, illustrate
- As in discover : verb find, uncover
- As in explode : verb discredit
- As in expose : verb reveal
Antonyms for de-bunk
- aid
- annul
- approve
- assist
- attest
- be absent
- be quiet
- blow up
- boost
- break
- build up
- bury
- cancel
- conceal
- confuse
- contradict
- cover
- deny
- depart
- destroy
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discredit
- disprove
- distort
- encourage
- endorse
- expand
- falsify
- flatter
- guard
- help
- hide
- ignore
- implode
- inflate
- invalidate
- keep secret
- leave
- limit
- lose
- misrepresent
- miss
- misunderstand
- neglect
- oppose
- overlook
- pass by
- praise
- protect
- prove
- refrain
- refuse
- refute
- reject
- repudiate
- restrain
- save
- secrete
- shield
- suppress
- uphold
- validate
- veto
- void
- withhold
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