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, contradict

2. contradict, negate, contraveneverb

   deny the truth of

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

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, contradict, 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, contradict

Matched Categories

1. • Logic
   • Prove
   • Refute

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Francis Bacon:

   Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.

2. Plato, Symposium:

   But, my dearest Agathon, it is truth which you cannot contradict; you can without any difficulty contradict Socrates.

3. Socrates:

   The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.

4. Legacy Church:

   But when governments exceed their constitutional authority and contradict what we are called on by God to do, we answer first to His authority.

5. President Barack Obama:

   We will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions that contradict those values.