COUNTER-EVIDENCE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word counter-evidence. (close relations)
evidence
Best Alternative Words for COUNTER-EVIDENCE
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contradiction | nounn | |||||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||||
disproof | nounn | |||||||
noun • any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something • the act of determining that something is false | ||||||||
negation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement • the speech act of negating • (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | ||||||||
rebuttal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument • (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder | ||||||||
refutation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something • the act of determining that something is false | ||||||||
counterevidence | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis. |