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confutable

confutable

9.9
Can be shown wrong by facts or proof
  • adjective
  • /kənˈfjuːtəbl/
  • Formal
translation icon : refutable
  • Her explanation was confutable, as several witnesses contradicted her story.

Examples

  • The theory was considered easily confutable due to a lack of supporting evidence.

  • His theory is confutable by several experiments.

  • Any argument is confutable if new facts can be presented against it.

  • The evidence presented was confutable.

  • Any argument is confutable if it can be disproven by new evidence.

  • Her claim was confutable after experts showed contradictory data.

  • The hypothesis was deemed confutable because subsequent studies yielded different results.

Synonyms

questionable
vsconfutable
176 3.9

Probably not true or trustworthy

is about being provable wrong rather than just seeming unreliable
arguable
vsconfutable
12 6.0

Open to doubt or debate because it may not be true

is about being provable wrong, not merely open to debate
falsifiable
vsconfutable
  • Formal
4 8.0

Able to be shown wrong by tests or evidence

is about being provable wrong generally, not only by tests
disputable
vsconfutable
2 6.6

Open to argument or doubt

is about being provable wrong, not just arguable or doubtful
rebuttable
vsconfutable
1 7.0

New evidence can show a claim is wrong

is about being provable wrong rather than merely open to challenge
disprovable
vsconfutable
1 6.5

Evidence can show that it is false

is about being able to be proved wrong in general
refutable
vsconfutable
1 7.0

Tests or evidence can show that it is false

states ability to be shown wrong rather than assumed true
confutative
vsconfutable
9.9

Can be shown false by argument or evidence

is about being provable wrong generally rather than by a specific method
controvertible
vsconfutable
  • Formal
8.3

People can argue about it or show it is wrong

is about being provable wrong rather than only disputed

Antonyms

irrefutable
22 7.8

Impossible to deny or prove wrong

How Refutable

refutable
1 7.0
confutable
  • Formal
9.9
defensible
19 5.5
irrefutable
22 7.8

Surface Forms

confutable positive

Morphology

confutable = confute (transparent) = confute + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'confute' with '-able', yielding 'able to be refuted'.

Etymology

Confutable comes from the older verb confute, which means 'to prove wrong' and is like refute. So, if an argument is confutable, it can be shown to be wrong by giving facts or a stronger argument.