Antonyms for unrefuted


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-fyoot
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfyut


Definition of unrefuted

Origin :
  • 1510s, "refuse, reject," from Middle French réfuter (16c.) and directly from Latin refutare "drive back; rebut, disprove; repress, repel, resist, oppose," from re- "back" (see re-) + -futare "to beat," probably from PIE root *bhau- "to strike down" (see bat (n.1)).
  • Meaning "prove wrong" dates from 1540s. Since c.1964 linguists have frowned on the subtle shift in meaning towards "to deny," as it is used in connection with allegation. Related: Refuted; refuting.
  • As in accurate : adj correct, without error
  • As in unanswered : adj not refuted
Example sentences :
  • They have been unrefuted, uncontradicted in any of their details.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • For us it is history undisputed, unrefuted, because it is so natural.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers » by Elbert Hubbard
  • Once, their aim appeared to be a noble possibility, struggling still and unrealized, but unrefuted.
  • Extract from : « Studies of Christianity » by James Martineau
  • My books are successful; my theories are unrefuted; but I suffer in politics from a prejudice almost physical in the French.
  • Extract from : « The Wisdom of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton

Synonyms for unrefuted

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