| Main Entry: | disaffirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contradict |
Synonyms: |
annul, deny, disclaim, gainsay, negate, renounce, repudiate, reverse |
| Main Entry: | belie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disprove |
Synonyms: |
confute, contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disaffirm, disagree, explode, gainsay, negate, negative, oppose, repudiate |
Antonyms: |
attest, prove |
| Main Entry: | contradict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be at variance with |
Synonyms: |
belie, buck, call in question, challenge, confront, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, cross, dare, deny, differ, disaffirm, disclaim, disprove, dispute, fly in the face of, gainsay, have bone to pick, impugn, negate, negative, oppose, refuse to accept, repudiate, take on, thumbs down, traverse |
Antonyms: |
OK, accept, agree, approve, concede, confirm, corroborate, reconcile, sign, verify, vouch |
| Main Entry: | contravene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go against, contradict |
Synonyms: |
abjure, breach, break, combat, conflict with, counteract, cross, defy, disaffirm, disobey, encroach, exclude, fight, gainsay, hinder, impugn, infract, infringe, interfere, interpose, intrude, negate, offend, oppose, overstep, refute, reject, repudiate, resist, spurn, thwart, transgress, traverse, trespass, violate |
Antonyms: |
agree, aid, allow, approve, assent, assist, concur, consent, endorse, help, permit, uphold |
| Main Entry: | disclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deny |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abjure, abnegate, belittle, contradict, contravene, criticize, decline, deprecate, disacknowledge, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, discard, disown, disparage, divorce oneself from, forswear, gainsay, minimize, negate, recant, refuse, reject, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, spurn, traverse, turn back on, wash hands of |
Antonyms: |
accept, acknowledge, admit, allow, claim, own |
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue |
Synonyms: |
agitate, altercate, bicker, brawl, bump heads, canvass, challenge, clash, confute, contend, contest, contradict, controvert, debate, deny, disaffirm, discept, discuss, disprove, doubt, gainsay, hassle, have at, impugn, jump on one's case, kick around, lock horns, moot, negate, pick a bone, quarrel, question, quibble, rebut, refute, squabble, take on, thrash out, toss around, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agree, give in, go along |
| Main Entry: | gainsay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contradict |
Synonyms: |
combat, contravene, controvert, cross, deny, disaffirm, disagree, disclaim, disprove, dispute, fight, impugn, negate, negative, oppose, refute, repudiate, resist, traverse, withstand |
Antonyms: |
agree, concur, go along |
| Main Entry: | impugn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, challenge |
Synonyms: |
assail, attack, blast, break, call into question, cast aspersions upon, cast doubt upon, come down on, contradict, contravene, cross, cut to shreds, deny, disaffirm, dispute, gainsay, knock*, negate, negative, oppose, pin something on, put down*, question, resist, run down, skin alive, slam*, smear, stick it to, swipe at, tar, throw doubt on, throw the book at, thumb nose at, traduce, trash, traverse, zap, zing |
| Notes: | to impugn is to dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of; to oppugn is to dispute the truth or validity of, to strive against |
Antonyms: |
flatter, praise |
| Main Entry: | negate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contradict, countermand |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, belie, blackball, break with, cancel, cancel out, controvert, countercheck, cross*, deny, ding, disaffirm, disallow, disprove, dump*, fly in the face of, frustrate, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, kill, negative, neutralize, nullify, oppose, put down, quash, rebut, redress, refute, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, stonewall, traverse, turn down, turn thumbs down, undo, vitiate, void |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, permit |
| Main Entry: | traverse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | resist, contradict |
Synonyms: |
balk, buck, check, combat, contest, contravene, counter, counteract, cross, deny, disaffirm, dispute, duel, fight, frustrate, gainsay, go against, hinder, impede, impugn, negate, negative, obstruct, oppose, repel, thwart, withstand |
Antonyms: |
back up, confirm |