refutable C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /rɪˈfjuː.t̬ə.bəl/ UK /ˈref.jʊ.tə.bəl/ See IPA manual Freq #226465 Meanings 1 adj capable of being disproved or shown to be false A scientific claim must be refutable by some conceivable evidence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · capable of being disproved... falsifiabledisprovablecontestable More questionable ↔ Opposites irrefutableunfalsifiableindisputable Word family Derived forms refutabilityrefutably Related forms refuterefutationrebut Etymology From Late Latin refutabilis ("capable of being refuted"), formed from Latin refutare ("to repel, rebut, or disprove") and the adjective-forming suffix represented in English by -able. Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # refutable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /rɪˈfjuː.t̬ə.bəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈref.jʊ.tə.bəl/ **Frequency rank:** 226465 ## Meanings 1. capable of being disproved or shown to be false ## Examples - A scientific claim must be refutable by some conceivable evidence. ## Synonyms - falsifiable - disprovable - contestable - questionable ## Antonyms - irrefutable - unfalsifiable - indisputable ## Derived Forms - refutability - refutably ## Related Forms - refute - refutation - rebut ## Etymology From Late Latin refutabilis ("capable of being refuted"), formed from Latin refutare ("to repel, rebut, or disprove") and the adjective-forming suffix represented in English by -able. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown