refutable

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /rɪˈfjuː.t̬ə.bəl/ UK /ˈref.jʊ.tə.bəl/
adj Freq #226465

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    capable of being disproved or shown to be false

    A scientific claim must be refutable by some conceivable evidence.

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Synonyms
1 adj · capable of being disproved... falsifiabledisprovablecontestable
Opposites
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.

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