Home › Words › C › counterexemplifycounterexemplifycounterexemplify means to serve as a counterexample to; to disprove.EtymologyFrom counter- + exemplify.verbTo serve as a counterexample to; to disprove.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.counterexemplary 86% match — Serving as a counterexample. vs counterexemplify →counterexemplar 77% match — Synonym of counterexample. vs counterexemplify →counterexample 74% match — An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement. vs counterexemplify →counterprove 72% match — To take a counterproof of. vs counterexemplify →counterinstance 67% match — An instance (example) which shows the opposite of a given theory to be true, thus disproving it. vs counterexemplify →exemplify 63% match — To show or illustrate by example. vs counterexemplify →counterevidence 63% match — Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis. vs counterexemplify →exemplificatory 63% match — Serving as an example; exemplifying something. vs counterexemplify →