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confutative

confutative

9.9
Can be shown false by argument or evidence
  • adjective
  • /kənˈfjuːtəˌtɪv/
translation icon : refutable
  • The lawyer presented a confutative case that demonstrated the inconsistencies in the witness's testimony.

Examples

  • A confutative claim is one that can be logically disproved or challenged.

  • The scientist argued that the theory was inherently confutative and required further evidence.

  • Her statement was easily confutative by the facts presented in the meeting.

  • The scientist presented a confutative argument against the theory.

  • Many claims made by the author are confutative in nature.

  • A confutative argument must provide sufficient evidence to disprove the opposing viewpoint.

  • In the debate, her confutative points effectively challenged the other speaker's claims.

Synonyms

refutable
vsconfutative
1 7.0

Tests or evidence can show that it is false

is identical in meaning but exists as a different word form
confutable
vsconfutative
  • Formal
9.9

Can be shown wrong by facts or proof

has the same sense but is an alternative word form

Antonyms

certain
946 1.0

Sure to happen or be true

irrefutable
22 7.8

Impossible to deny or prove wrong

How Refutable

refutable
1 7.0
confutative
9.9
defensible
19 5.5
irrefutable
22 7.8

Surface Forms

confutative positive

Morphology

confutative = confute (transparent) = confute + ative

Clear adjectival formation from the verb 'confute' with the productive suffix '-ative', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Confutative comes from the Latin verb confutare, which meant to 'silence' or 'beat down' an argument and is the same idea behind English words like confute and refute. Think of a confutative claim as something you can 'knock down' with facts or logic. So, confutative means 'able to be disproved'.