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Synonyms for rebuttal


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-buht-l
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈbʌt l



Définition of rebuttal

Origin :
  • 1793, from rebut + -al (2). Earlier were rebutment (1590s) and rebutter (1530s, in law).
  • noun counterstatement
Example sentences :
  • Then came a determination to redeem herself in the rebuttal!
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • Montcalm waited for some rebuttal from his supporters, but none was forthcoming.
  • Extract from : « The Gift Bearer » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • Alhamid felt it necessary to make a mild speech in rebuttal.
  • Extract from : « Anchorite » by Randall Garrett
  • Only one witness was called by the commonwealth in rebuttal, and his evidence was valueless.
  • Extract from : « Homestead » by Arthur G. Burgoyne
  • However, he offered no rebuttal, nor did he reprove his daughter.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Pact » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • And this argument he offers in rebuttal to Odysseus about resisting the onslaught of Hector.
  • Extract from : « Essays and Miscellanies » by Plutarch
  • He expected a cooling stream of comfort and a rebuttal of what the Captain said.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of Susan Yellam » by Horace Annesley Vachell
  • I will honor it, therefore, with a rebuttal from Junius himself.
  • Extract from : « Junius Unmasked » by Joel Moody
  • The second rebuttal was released three months later on 14 June.
  • Extract from : « Citt and Bumpkin (1680) » by Sir Roger L'Estrange
  • What argument could Ross offer in rebuttal to the simple logic of his captors?
  • Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton

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