Antonyms for unrefuted
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-fyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfyut |
- answered
- careless
- certain
- counterfeit
- decided
- definite
- determined
- dishonest
- doubtful
- erroneous
- false
- faulty
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- incomplete
- inconclusive
- incorrect
- indefinite
- inexact
- invalid
- lax
- misleading
- mistaken
- mutual
- questionable
- reciprocated
- requited
- responded to
- returned
- settled
- shared
- sure
- uncertain
- undoubted
- unreal
- unreliable
- untruthful
- vague
- wrong
Definition of unrefuted
Origin :- 1510s, "refuse, reject," from Middle French réfuter (16c.) and directly from Latin refutare "drive back; rebut, disprove; repress, repel, resist, oppose," from re- "back" (see re-) + -futare "to beat," probably from PIE root *bhau- "to strike down" (see bat (n.1)).
- Meaning "prove wrong" dates from 1540s. Since c.1964 linguists have frowned on the subtle shift in meaning towards "to deny," as it is used in connection with allegation. Related: Refuted; refuting.
- As in accurate : adj correct, without error
- As in unanswered : adj not refuted
- They have been unrefuted, uncontradicted in any of their details.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- For us it is history undisputed, unrefuted, because it is so natural.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers » by Elbert Hubbard
- Once, their aim appeared to be a noble possibility, struggling still and unrealized, but unrefuted.
- Extract from : « Studies of Christianity » by James Martineau
- My books are successful; my theories are unrefuted; but I suffer in politics from a prejudice almost physical in the French.
- Extract from : « The Wisdom of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
Synonyms for unrefuted
- absolute
- actual
- authentic
- authoritative
- certain
- conclusive
- debatable
- definite
- definitive
- disputed
- errorless
- exact
- factual
- faultless
- final
- flawless
- genuine
- in doubt
- infallible
- irrefutable
- moot
- official
- open
- perfect
- right
- straight
- strict
- true
- truthful
- uncertain
- unchallenged
- undecided
- undeniable
- undetermined
- undisputed
- unimpeachable
- unnoticed
- unquestionable
- unquestioned
- unrefuted
- unsettled
- up in the air
- valid
- veracious
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