Rebuttal

Noun

 * 1) the act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence
 * 2)  a pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution
 * 3)  a statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents

Thesaurus
answer, argument, bucking, challenge, comeback, complete answer, confounding, confutation, contention, contradiction, contraposition, contraremonstrance, contravention, contraversion, controversion, counteraccusation, counteraction, counterblast, countercharge, counterclaim, counterreply, counterstatement, counterworking, crosscurrent, crossing, defense, demolition, demurrer, denial, discrediting, effective rejoinder, exception, head wind, impugnation, impugnment, negation, objection, opposing, opposition, opposure, oppugnation, overthrow, overthrowal, plea, pleading, pleadings, rebutment, rebutter, refusal, refutal, refutation, rejection, rejoinder, replication, reply, resistance, response, retaliation, retort, riposte, special demurrer, special pleading, squelch, standing against, statement of defense, subversion, surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder, traversal, undercurrent, undermining, upset, upsetting

Synonyms

 * refutation
 * confutation
 * contradiction

Related terms

 * rebut
 * rebuttable
 * rebutter