Antonyms for contradict
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪktcon·tra·dict

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 7 votes

1. contradict

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 5 votes

1. contradict

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Logic
   • Prove
   • Refute

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

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1. contradictverb

   Synonyms:
   gainsay, controvert, impugn, dispute, contravene

How to use contradict in a sentence?

1. Mark Warner:

   President Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that President Trump is seemingly incapable of hearing facts that contradict President Trump own views, the mission of Intelligence Community is to speak truth to power ; Yet in pushing out two dedicated public servants in as many weeks, once again the President has shown that he has no problem prioritizing his political ego even if it comes at the expense of our national security.

2. 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.

3. Read More'They:

   It would be an injustice to judge someone based on an interview that's being used out of context, they're trying to contradict how John Wayne lived John Wayne life, and how John Wayne lived John Wayne life was who John Wayne was. So any discussion of removing John Wayne name from the airport should include the full picture of the life of John Wayne and not be based on a single outlier interview from half a century ago.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance", 1841:

   Speak what you think today in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said today.

5. 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.

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