counter-evidence
noun[U]
(alsocounterevidence)uk/ˈkaʊn.tərˌev.ɪ.dəns/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌev.ə.dəns/evidence(= one or morereasonsforbelievingthat something istrueor not)thatshowstheoppositeof otherevidence:
However, theresearchyieldedcounter-evidence.
The mostconvincingcounterevidence comes from acomparisonof the twotypesofgrowthcurve.
- Theevidenceand counter-evidence for theseclaimsisexaminedbelow.
- Childrenchangetheirtheoriesas theyaccumulatecounter-evidence totheirpredictions.
- Hisfindingsare not counterevidence fordevelopmentalsyntaxmodels.
- Apparent counterevidence against thisclaimseemsto beoverlookedor not takenseriously.
Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than wordsidiom
- anti-sexist
- attest
- authenticate
- convince
- credential
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- dispel
- disprove
- do justice tosomeone/somethingidiom
- lie
- non-evidence
- probatory
- proof positive
- provable
- prove
- the acid test
- vindicate
- vindication