Synonyms for contradict
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪktcon·tra·dict

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 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 WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 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

Matched Categories

1. • Logic
   • Prove
   • Refute

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1. contradictverb

   Synonyms:
   deny, gainsay, dispute, controvert

2. contradictverb

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

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1. contradictverb

   Synonyms:
   gainsay, controvert, impugn, dispute, contravene

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1. List of paraphrases for "contradict":

   contradicted, contravene, refute, gainsay

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How to use contradict in a sentence?

1. Mark Warner:

   President Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is seemingly incapable of hearing facts that contradict his own views.

2. George Bernard Shaw:

   A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

3. Lake Ingle:

   It is my firmest belief that every human being has the freedom and right to identify, dress, and represent oneself as they see fit, i think this is all an attempt to silence my views personally because they contradict the ones she pushes in class so evidently.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Speak what you think to-day in words as hard as cannon-balls and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day.

5. Omar Suleimanof Irving:

   We pray for peace, not war. Love, not hate. Benevolence, not greed.Unity, not division, and, we commit ourselves to not betraying our prayers with actions that contradict them.