refutable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /rɪˈfjuː.t̬ə.bəl/ UK /ˈref.jʊ.tə.bəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #226465

Meanings

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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

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Opposites

irrefutableunfalsifiableindisputable

Word family

Derived forms refutabilityrefutably

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.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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