Confute

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Updated June 2026

Definition

To prove a person, argument, or claim to be wrong by means of conclusive evidence or reasoning.

“The scientist's new data served to confute the prevailing theory.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/kənfjuːt/

Syllables

con·fute

Related Words

Synonyms

disprove

Antonyms

prove

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Wordle

Ends in -UTE, the F narrows your Wordle options usefully and sits at an early position.

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, both F and T contribute to a respectable score for this formal word.

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confuse

Words you can make from Confute

Shorter words formed from the letters in “confute”.

cento conte count fount foute often oncet ounce outen tecon cent coef coft cone conf cont cote coue cuon cute econ eton fent fone

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