to disconfirm

Examples

• All

• During the individual interviews, the researcher was looking to corroborate or disconfirm data from other sources.

  Academic text (2013)

• Some leaders do not want negative news or disconfirming news, and thus never solicit it.

  Academic text (1997)

• As for the last hypothesis, the U.S. case alone does not disconfirm it.

  Academic text (1996)

• Second, we sought disconfirming cases for the trends that were emerging.

  Academic text (2013)

• During this process, we looked for disconfirming instances within the studies' findings to establish the validity of the themes.

  Academic text (2012)

• In addition, distinguishing evidence and disconfirming data help us evaluate our theories and decide whether they should be rejected or modified.

  Academic text (2004)

• The paper concludes with advising guidelines for helping students effectively cope with disconfirmed expectations.

  Academic text (2014)

• He believes the culprits might be the very people who soiled your rug and you are in a unique position to confirm or disconfirm that suspicion.

  The Big Lebowski (1998)

• After identifying themes from the coding of the focus groups and interviews, transcripts were reviewed again for disconfirming evidence and competing interpretations.

  Academic text (2013)

• The evidence presented in the study disconfirms the earlier theories about climate change.

Synonyms

C

to contradict

vsto disconfirm

174 3.7

To say that something is not true or the opposite of what someone says

focuses on lack of evidence rather than merely opposing a statement

R

to refute

vsto disconfirm

• Formal

88 6.2

To show that an idea or statement is false using evidence

is more about showing lack of support rather than offering strong evidence

D

to disprove

vsto disconfirm

66 4.5

To show that an idea or claim is not true

is used when evidence only fails to support a claim rather than proving it

D

to debunk

vsto disconfirm

57 5.7

To show that an idea or claim is false with clear facts

is used for general lack of support rather than public exposure of pretensions

N

to negate

vsto disconfirm

52 5.3

To make something no longer work or be true

focuses on lack of supporting evidence rather than canceling or invalidating effects

R

to rebut

vsto disconfirm

21 7.0

To say or show that a claim is wrong

is more about showing insufficient evidence than presenting counterarguments

D

to discredit

vsto disconfirm

16 5.6

To say that something is not true or trustworthy

is more about showing absence of evidence than rejecting belief without proof

P

to prove otherwise

vsto disconfirm

15 5.2

Show that the opposite is true

emphasizes lack of supporting evidence rather than proving the opposite result

F

to falsify

vsto disconfirm

12 7.2

To show that an idea or claim is not true

is about showing lack of supporting evidence rather than conclusive proof

C

to contravene

vsto disconfirm

1 8.3

To say that a statement is not true

is about exposing lack of evidence rather than simply denying truth

C

to confute

vsto disconfirm

• Formal

9.9

To show a person's idea is wrong using facts or clear arguments

is mainly about showing lack of supporting evidence rather than confronting directly

Antonyms

C

to confirm

∞ 1.8

To show that something is true by giving evidence

How Refuted

to refute

• Formal

88 6.2

to disconfirm

1 7.4

to undermine

270 6.8

to challenge

• Formal

552 4.3

to question

777 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology