Refute
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

DENY
Refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

5 letters

REBUT
Prove to be false or incorrect

BELIE
Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

REPLY
A statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"

UPSET
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

PARRY
A return punch (especially by a boxer)

EVERT
United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)

FLOOR
The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"

CRUSH
The act of crushing

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

CROSS
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

6 letters

FLIGHT
The act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"

UPHOLD
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

SQUASH
A game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

SHUTUP
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"

REJOIN
Answer back

REVOKE
The mistake of not following suit when able to do so

SETTLE
Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"

REFUTE
Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

RECANT
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

OPPOSE
Contrast with equal weight or force

IMPUGN
Attack as false or wrong

FINISH
The act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

DISOWE

DEFEND
Argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

DEFEAT
The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

ASSERT
Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"

ANSWER
A nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"

ABJURE
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

7 letters

SUSTAIN
Provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

SUPPORT
Documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"

SUBVERT
Cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

RETRACT
Pull away from a source of disgust or fear

SILENCE
A refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

SQUELCH
An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

RESPOND
React verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

NULLIFY
Show to be invalid

NONPLUS
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

RIPOSTE
A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

GAINSAY
Take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

EXPLODE
Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"

EXPOUSE

DISPUTE
Coming into conflict with

DISMISS
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

ESPOUSE
Take in marriage

DISAVOW
Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

DESTROY
Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

COUNTER
A return punch (especially by a boxer)

CONTEST
A struggle between rivals

CONFUTE
Prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

8 letters

DISPROVE
Prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

TAKEBACK
Bring back to the point of departure

SPEAKFOR
Be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

RENOUNCE
Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

SURREBUT

PLEADFOR

OVERTURN
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

NOTADMIT

MAINTAIN
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

FORSWEAR
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

DISCLAIM
Make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"

DISALLOW
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

DEMOLISH
Humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

CONFOUND
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

CHAMPION
Protect or fight for as a champion

ARGUEFOR

ADVOCATE
A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

9 letters

VINDICATE
Clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"

OVERWHELM
Charge someone with too many tasks

UNDERMINE
Hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

SURREJOIN

NOTACCEPT

OVERTHROW
The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

REPUDIATE
Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"

MAKEAPLEA

DISPOSEOF
Deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"

DISCREDIT
Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

ARGUEDOWN

DISAFFIRM

10 letters

STICKUPFOR

STANDUPFOR

SPEAKUPFOR

DISCONFIRM

CONTRAVENE
Deny the truth of

CONTENDFOR

CONTRADICT
Prove negative; show to be false

CONTROVERT
Prove to be false or incorrect

12 letters

SAYINDEFENSE

PUTTOSILENCE

COUNTERCLAIM
A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action

13 letters

TAKEISSUEWITH

REFUSETOADMIT

MAKEAREBUTTAL

JOINISSUEUPON

COUNTERCHARGE
A retaliatory charge

14 letters

URGEREASONSFOR

15 letters

REDUCETOSILENCE

ALLEGEINSUPPORT

17 letters

ASSERTTHECONTRARY

18 letters

SMASHALLOPPOSITION