rebuttable.

Capable of being challenged or displaced by counterargument or contrary evidence.

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Words that belong together

• rebuttable presumption
• rebuttable inference

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The rebuttable presumption could be displaced by evidence satisfying the stated condition.

The analyst treated the inference as rebuttable rather than insulating it from further examination.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Ordinarily non-gradable for the stated logical or evidential status; use degree only where the context genuinely permits it. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence assessment, qualification, argument critique, assumption analysis. Disciplines: argumentation, logic, research interpretation, formal writing. Commonness: moderately common.