Synonyms for rebuttal

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-buht-l

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈbʌt l

Définition of rebuttal

Origin : 1793, from rebut + -al (2). Earlier were rebutment (1590s) and rebutter (1530s, in law).

noun counterstatement

Example sentences :

Then came a determination to redeem herself in the rebuttal!
Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott

Montcalm waited for some rebuttal from his supporters, but none was forthcoming.
Extract from : « The Gift Bearer » by Charles Louis Fontenay

Alhamid felt it necessary to make a mild speech in rebuttal.
Extract from : « Anchorite » by Randall Garrett

Only one witness was called by the commonwealth in rebuttal, and his evidence was valueless.
Extract from : « Homestead » by Arthur G. Burgoyne

However, he offered no rebuttal, nor did he reprove his daughter.
Extract from : « The Secret Pact » by Mildred A. Wirt

And this argument he offers in rebuttal to Odysseus about resisting the onslaught of Hector.
Extract from : « Essays and Miscellanies » by Plutarch

He expected a cooling stream of comfort and a rebuttal of what the Captain said.
Extract from : « The Soul of Susan Yellam » by Horace Annesley Vachell

I will honor it, therefore, with a rebuttal from Junius himself.
Extract from : « Junius Unmasked » by Joel Moody

The second rebuttal was released three months later on 14 June.
Extract from : « Citt and Bumpkin (1680) » by Sir Roger L'Estrange

What argument could Ross offer in rebuttal to the simple logic of his captors?
Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton

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