refutable
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- adjective
- /rɪˈfjuːtəbl/
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refutable
- The scientist presented a hypothesis that was clearly refutable through experimentation.
But in this theory, which was first stated by the Anexagoras, it's refutable.
- But in this theory, which was first stated by the Anexagoras, it's refutable.
Examples
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But sports teams can be a large part of a city's identity, and that gives proponents of new stadiums a less easily refutable argument.
Academic text (1998) -
It is easily refutable if it is not true.
Blog text (32) -
Yet a really good liar does not lie about something easily refutable.
Blog text (15) -
Nietzsche tells us in Beyond Good and Evil that it is "certainly not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable."
Academic text (1995) -
A theory that is not refutable by any conceivable event is non-scientific.
Blog text (30) -
The quantitative synthesis research results are of fundamental importance in seeking to develop ecological generalities and construct refutable theories.
Academic text (2006) -
The question of believing in any aspect of religion that isn't refutable on the basis of physical evidence and disciplined logic rests entirely on belief.
Blog text (4) -
The most important and fundamental distinction is that the law and social sciences seek to develop testable hypotheses, assertions about the law that are empirically refutable.
Academic text (1997) -
His claims about the ancient artifact were refutable once the new evidence was revealed.
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A good theory must be refutable in order to be considered scientific.
Synonyms
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Able to be shown wrong by tests or evidence
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A claim that testing can show is true or false
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New evidence can show a claim is wrong
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Evidence can show that it is false
Can be shown false by argument or evidence
Can be shown wrong by facts or proof
People can argue about it or show it is wrong
Antonyms
How Refutable
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Etymology
The word refutable comes from the verb refute, which means 'to prove wrong', and the start re- meaning 'back' or 'against'. So something that is refutable can be 'pushed back' by evidence and shown to be false.