debunk

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DEBUNK

to prove to be false <a Web site that assiduously debunks urban legends>

Synonyms belie, confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm, discredit, falsify, rebut, refute, shoot down

Related Words overthrow, overturn; challenge, contest, query, question; doubt, mistrust; debate, discuss, hash (over), moot, talk over

Near Antonyms document, evidence, evince, record, show, support, witness; back (up), buttress, corroborate, substantiate; adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify; demonstrate, display, illustrate, manifest

Antonyms confirm, establish, prove, validate, verify

to reveal the true nature of <the investigative reporter easily debunked the charlatan's claims of clairvoyance>

Synonyms debunk, nail, show up, uncloak, uncover, undress, unmask

Related Words demolish, discredit, disprove; disclose, divulge, tell, unveil

Near Antonyms conceal, hide, secrete, veil

Antonyms camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask

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