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contradict
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CONTRADICT
1
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another) <no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me>
Related Words challenge, contest, dispute, question; confute, rebut, refute; cross, fight, oppose, resist
Near Antonyms confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify; attest, authenticate, avouch, certify, testify (to), vouch (for), witness
2
to declare not to be true <his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier>
Synonyms contradict, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, refute, reject, repudiate
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