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contradiction
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CONTRADICTION
1
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another <a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction>
2
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement <the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir>
Synonyms contradiction, denegation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, rejection, repudiation
Near Antonyms concession, confession; affirmation, assertion, declaration; attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation
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