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Synonyms for contradict
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪktcon·tra·dict

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Wiktionary3.0 / 3 votes

  1. contradictverb

    Synonyms:
    question, disconfirm, dispute, deny

  2. contradictverb

    To speak against; to forbid.

    Synonyms:
    disconfirm, question, deny, dispute

  3. contradictverb

    To deny the truth of (a statement or statements).

    His testimony contradicts hers.

    Synonyms:
    disconfirm, question, dispute, deny

  4. contradictverb

    To make a statement denying the truth of the statement(s) made by (a person).

    Everything he says contradicts me.

    Synonyms:
    deny, dispute, disconfirm, question

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 7 votes

  1. contradict

    Synonyms:
    contend, decline, demur, deny, differ, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse

    Antonyms:
    accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, admit, agree, approve, assent, coincide, combine, comply, concur, consent, harmonize

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.8 / 5 votes

  1. contradict

    Synonyms:
    oppose, dissent, negative, controvert, deny, disprove, confute, refute, gainsay, contravene

    Antonyms:
    state, propound, maintain, argue, confirm, affirm, endorse

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 2 votes

  1. contradict, belie, negateverb

    be in contradiction with

    Synonyms:
    neutralise, misrepresent, oppose, nullify, neutralize, contravene, belie, negate, controvert

  2. contradict, negate, contraveneverb

    deny the truth of

    Synonyms:
    neutralise, infringe, oppose, nullify, conflict, neutralize, run afoul, contravene, belie, negate, controvert

  3. oppose, controvert, contradictverb

    be resistant to

    "The board opposed his motion"

    Synonyms:
    fight, belie, controvert, counterbalance, negate, refute, defend, oppose, match, react, pit, contravene, play off, fight down, fight back, rebut

  4. negate, contradictverb

    prove negative; show to be false

    Synonyms:
    neutralise, nullify, oppose, neutralize, contravene, belie, negate, controvert

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contradictverb

    Synonyms:
    deny, gainsay, dispute, controvert

  2. contradictverb

    Synonyms:
    oppose, contravene, counteract, thwart, be contrary to

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contradictverb

    Synonyms:
    gainsay, controvert, impugn, dispute, contravene

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "contradict":

    contradicted, contravene, refute, gainsay

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How to use contradict in a sentence?

  1. Marquis de Sade:

    You say that my way of thinking cannot be tolerated? What of it? The man who alters his way of thinking to suit others is a fool. My way of thinking is the result of my reflections. It is part of my inner being, the way I am made. I do not contradict them, and would not even if I wished to. For my system, which you disapprove of, is also my greatest comfort in life, the source of all my happiness --- it means more to me than my life itself.

  2. Walt Whitman:

    Do I contradict myself Very well then I contradict myself,

  3. Pamela Ricard:

    I continue to enjoy teaching my students day in and day out, but the stigma of being officially labeled a' bully' simply for using a student's enrolled last name has been disheartening, i love all my students, but I shouldn't be forced to contradict my core beliefs in order to teach math in a public school.

  4. Natalya Nikolaevna Kuzenkova:

    If there is a question between getting sick or getting a vaccine... this is a very dangerous disease which leads to quite serious consequences. So the answer is obvious here, the vaccine has officially been registered. Two stages of clinical trials have passed and we are now completing the third stage. Therefore, within the framework of a pandemic, in these conditions, this does not at all contradict any regulatory norms.

  5. George Bernard Shaw:

    A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.


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