REFUTAL Antonyms
Definition of REFUTAL
Best Opposite Words For REFUTAL
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acceptance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true • the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception • the state of being acceptable and accepted • (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) • a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank • a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations • the act of taking something that is offered | ||||||||
acknowledgment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • a statement acknowledging something or someone | ||||||||
affirmation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something • the act of affirming or asserting or stating something • (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) • a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand | ||||||||
agreement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • compatibility of observations • harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters • the thing arranged or agreed to • the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations • the verbal act of agreeing | ||||||||
approval | nounn | |||||||
noun • the formal act of approving • a feeling of liking something or someone good • acceptance as satisfactory • a message expressing a favorable opinion | ||||||||
confirmation | nounn | |||||||
noun • additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct • information that confirms or verifies • making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it • a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism • a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church | ||||||||
corroboration | nounn | |||||||
noun • confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | ||||||||
substantiation | nounn | |||||||
noun • additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct • the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | ||||||||
validation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something • the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof | ||||||||
vindication | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. • the justification for some act or belief |