The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DEBUNKS , but the solution may also be REJECTS which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Shoots down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEBUNKS | 50 % | 7 |
| REJECTS | 25 % | 7 |
| NIXES | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shoots down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shoot down
- shot down
- kills
- defeats
- destroys
- annihilates
- shoot off
- shoot out
- extinguishes
- shooting
- defends
- terminates
Crossword Answer definitions
DEBUNKS verb- To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of 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 DEBUNKS
- Exposes as false
- Exposes as untrue
- Proves fallacious
- Shoots down
- Exposes the sham pretensions of: Colloq.
- Exposes, as a false claim
- Undoes, as an untruth
More clues leading to the result REJECTS
- Turns down
- Doesn't accept
- The ones not taken
- Turns away
- Denies.
- An author's unpublished works.
- Throws away.
- Factory seconds.
- Discards.
- Imperfect products.