| 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: | 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: | brush aside/brush off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; refuse |
Synonyms: |
boycott, cold-shoulder, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, disregard, get rid of, have no time for, ostracize, override, rebuff, reject, repudiate, scorn, send away, slight, snub, spurn, sweep aside |
Antonyms: |
attend, pay attention, see |
| Main Entry: | confute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disprove, refute |
Synonyms: |
blow sky high, break, bring to naught, confound, contradict, controvert, defeat, demolish, dismay, disprove, expose, invalidate, knocks props out from under, negate, oppugn, overcome, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry, prove false, prove wrong, put down, rebut, set aside, shut up, silence, subvert, tap, upset, vanquish |
| Notes: | refute means 'to show conclusively to be false or illogical' and applies primarily to assertions or arguments; confute means 'to prove wrong' and applies primarily to the person or agency making the assertion or argument |
Antonyms: |
affirm, attest, confirm, endorse, prove, verify |
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare, differ |
Synonyms: |
balance, be a foil to, be contrary to, be dissimilar, be diverse, be unlike, be variable, bracket, collate, conflict, contradict, depart, deviate, differentiate, disagree, distinguish, diverge, hang, hold a candle to, match up, mismatch, oppose, separate, set in opposition, set off, stack up against, stand out, vary, weigh |
Antonyms: |
accord, agree, be alike, be equal, be similar, coincide, concur, conform |
| Main Entry: | controvert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppose, argue |
Synonyms: |
break, challenge, confound, confute, contest, contradict, counter, debate, deny, disconfirm, discuss, disprove, dispute, oppugn, question, rebut, refute, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agree, forbear, harmonize, make peace, restrain |
| Main Entry: | deny |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, renounce, decline |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, call on, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, enjoin from, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, hold back, keep back, negate, negative, not buy, nullify, oppose, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, reject, repudiate, restrain, revoke, sacrifice, say no to, spurn, taboo, take exception to, turn down, turn thumbs down, veto, withhold |
Antonyms: |
accede, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, concede, confess, corroborate, go along, grant |
| Main Entry: | differ |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be dissimilar, distinct |
Synonyms: |
alter, be distinguished from, be off the beaten path, be unlike, bear no resemblance, clash with, conflict with, contradict, contrast, depart from, deviate from, digress, disagree, divaricate from, diverge, diversify, jar with, lack resemblance, modify, not conform, not look like, qualify, reverse, run counter to, show contrast, sing a different tune, stand apart, take exception, turn, vary |
Antonyms: |
agree, be same, conform |
| Main Entry: | disagree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be different |
Synonyms: |
be discordant, be dissimilar, clash, conflict, contradict, counter, depart, deviate, differ, discord, disharmonize, dissent, diverge, run counter to, vary, war |
Antonyms: |
agree, coincide, harmonize |
| Main Entry: | disavow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reject |
Synonyms: |
abjure, contradict, deny, disacknowledge, disallow, disclaim, disown, drop out, forswear, gainsay, go back on word, impugn, negate, negative, refuse, renege, renig, repudiate, wash hands of, weasel out of, welsh, worm out of |
Antonyms: |
agree, approve, sanction, vouch for, vow |