The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DENY , but the solution may also be BELIE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Refute crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENY | 54 % | 4 |
| DISPROVE | 15 % | 8 |
| BELIE | 13 % | 5 |
| REBUT | 11 % | 5 |
| MEET | 2 % | 4 |
| NEGATE | 2 % | 6 |
| IMPUGN | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Refute
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- disprove
- controvert
- rebut
- gainsay
- contradict
- negate
- counteract
- deny
- repudiate
- reject
- invalidate
- recuse
Crossword Answer definitions
DENY verb- To disallow or reject.
- To assert that something is not true.
- (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
- To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
- To prevent from scoring.
- To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
- To refuse (to do or accept something).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DENY
- Just say no
- Refuse to believe
- Say it isn't so
- Turn down
- Gainsay
- Refuse to accept
- Refute
- Reject as false
- Repudiate
- Say (it) isn't so
More clues leading to the result DISPROVE
More clues leading to the result BELIE
- Prove false
- Misrepresent
- Picture falsely
- Contradict
- Disprove
- Discredit
- Suggest otherwise about
- Run counter to
- Refute
- Show to be false
More clues leading to the result REBUT
- Counter
- Offer counterevidence
- Part of a debate
- Show otherwise
- Answer in court
- Counterargue
- Counterpunch verbally
- Try to disprove
- Disprove
- Go second in a debate
More clues leading to the result MEET
- Match
- Track event
- Word with track or swap
- Bump into
- Rendezvous
- Run into
- Track contest
- Track or swap follower
- Where hammers are thrown
- Wrestling match