Dictionary › R › rebut

rebut

2 syllables · also rebutted, rebutting
verb
Quick answer

As a verb, rebut means drive back or beat back.

Meanings of rebut

4 meanings

verb

  1. To drive back or beat back; to repulse.

  2. To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

  3. Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

    “The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments”

    Similar: refute

  4. Prove to be false or incorrect

    Similar: refute, controvert

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
refute
verb: prove to be false or incorrect
refutecontrovert

Words that rhyme with rebut

All rhymes →
whatbutshutcutbuttslutnutguthutsomewhatmuttruttutstrutputtsmut

For word games

r1
e1
b3
u1
t1
Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word7 points before bonuses.Five letters: a possible Wordle answer.
Unscramble these letters

Nearby words

rebuffrebuildrebuildingrebuiltrebukerebusrebuttalrebutterrecrecalcitrantrecalculaterecalculation