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| Main Entry: | contradict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be at variance with |
| Synonyms: | belie, buck, challenge, confront, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, cross, dare, deny, differ, disaffirm, disclaim, disprove, dispute, gainsay, impugn, negate, negative, oppose, repudiate, take on, thumbs down, traverse, call in question, fly in the face of, have bone to pick, refuse to accept |
| Antonyms: | accept, agree, approve, concede, confirm, corroborate, reconcile, sign, verify, vouch, OK |
| 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, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, disregard, get rid of, ostracize, override, rebuff, reject, repudiate, scorn, slight, snub, spurn, cold-shoulder*, have no time for, send away, sweep aside |
| Antonyms: | attend, see, pay attention |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disprove, refute |
| Synonyms: | break, confound, contradict, controvert, defeat, demolish, dismay, disprove, expose, invalidate, negate, oppugn, overcome, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry, put down, rebut, shut up, silence, subvert, tap, upset, vanquish, blow sky high, bring to naught, knocks props out from under, prove false, prove wrong, set aside |
| 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, bracket, collate, conflict, contradict, depart, deviate, differentiate, disagree, distinguish, diverge, hang, mismatch, oppose, separate, stand out, vary, weigh, be a foil to, be contrary to, be dissimilar, be diverse, be unlike, be variable, hold a candle to, match up, set in opposition, set off, stack up against |
| Antonyms: | accord, agree, coincide, concur, conform, be alike, be equal, be similar |
| Main Entry: | controvert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppose, argue |
| Synonyms: | break, challenge, confound, confute, contest, contradict, counter, debate, deny, discuss, disprove, dispute, oppugn, question, rebut, refute, wrangle, disconfirm |
| Antonyms: | agree, forbear, harmonize, restrain, make peace |
| Main Entry: | deny |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, renounce, decline |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, hold back, negate, negative, nullify, oppose, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, reject, repudiate, restrain, revoke, sacrifice, spurn, taboo, turn down, veto, withhold, call on, disacknowledge, enjoin from, keep back, not buy, say no to, take exception to, turn thumbs down |
| Antonyms: | accede, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, concede, confess, corroborate, grant, go along |
| Main Entry: | differ |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be dissimilar, distinct |
| Synonyms: | alter, contradict, contrast, digress, disagree, diverge, diversify, modify, qualify, reverse, turn, vary, be distinguished from, be off the beaten path, be unlike, bear no resemblance, clash with, conflict with, depart from, deviate from, divaricate from, jar with, lack resemblance, not conform, not look like, run counter to, show contrast, sing a different tune, stand apart, take exception |
| Antonyms: | agree, conform, be same |
| Main Entry: | disagree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be different |
| Synonyms: | clash, conflict, contradict, counter, depart, deviate, differ, discord, dissent, diverge, vary, war, be discordant, be dissimilar, disharmonize, run counter to |
| Antonyms: | agree, coincide, harmonize |
| Main Entry: | disavow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reject |
| Synonyms: | abjure, contradict, deny, disallow, disclaim, disown, drop out, forswear, gainsay, impugn, negate, negative, refuse, renege, repudiate, welsh, disacknowledge, go back on word, renig, wash hands of, weasel out of, worm out of |
| Antonyms: | agree, approve, sanction, vouch for, vow |
| Main Entry: | disclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deny |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abjure, abnegate, belittle, contradict, contravene, criticize, decline, deprecate, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, discard, disown, disparage, forswear, gainsay, minimize, negate, recant, refuse, reject, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, spurn, traverse, disacknowledge, divorce oneself from, turn back on, wash hands of |
| Antonyms: | accept, acknowledge, admit, allow, claim, own |
| Main Entry: | disprove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prove false |
| Synonyms: | belie, blow up*, break, confound, confute, contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, discredit, explode, expose, impugn, invalidate, negate, negative, overthrow, overturn, puncture, rebut, refute, shoot, tear down*, throw out, traverse, weaken, blow sky high, disconfirm, find unfounded, knock bottom out of, knock props out, poke holes in, set aside, shoot holes in |
| Antonyms: | credit, prove, validate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree |
| Synonyms: | argue, balk, break with, buck, contradict, decline, demur, differ, discord, divide, object, oppose, protest, refuse, shy, vary, wrangle, disaccord, fly in the face of, pettifog, put up a fight, put up an argument, say no way, say not a chance, say nothing doing, stickle |
| Antonyms: | agree, approve, assent, authorize, concur, consent, endorse, ratify, sanction |
| Main Entry: | falsify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alter, misrepresent |
| Synonyms: | adulterate, belie, change, color, con, contort, contradict, contravene, cook, counterfeit, deacon, deceive, deny, distort, doctor, dress up*, embroider, equivocate, exaggerate, fake, fib, forge, garble, gloss, lie, misstate, palter, pervert, prevaricate, promote, put on an act*, salt*, traverse, twist, warp, fake it, four-flush, frame up, misquote, phony up, tamper with, trump up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impugn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, challenge |
| Synonyms: | assail, attack, blast, break, call into question, come down on*, contradict, contravene, cross, deny, disaffirm, dispute, gainsay, knock*, negate, negative, oppose, put down*, question, resist, run down, slam*, smear*, traduce, trash, traverse, zap*, zing*, cast aspersions upon, cast doubt upon, cut to shreds, pin something on, skin alive, stick it to, swipe at, tar*, throw doubt on, throw the book at, thumb nose at |
| Antonyms: | flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oppose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight, obstruct |
| Synonyms: | argue, assail, assault, attack, bar, battle, bombard, check, combat, confront, contradict, controvert, counter, cross, debate, defy, deny, disagree, disapprove, dispute, encounter, expose, face, fight, gainsay, hinder, neutralize, prevent, protest, resist, reverse, take on, taunt, thwart, withstand, call in question, counterattack, face down, fly in the face of, frown at, not countenance, run counter to, search out, speak against, stand up to, take a stand, take issue, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, favor, help, support |
| Main Entry: | oppugn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppose |
| Synonyms: | argue, attack, call into question, contradict, controvert, criticize, debate, shoot down, take issue |
| Main Entry: | recant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take back something said |
| Synonyms: | abjure, abnegate, abrogate, annul, apostatize, back down, back off, back out, backtrack, call back, cancel, contradict, countermand, deny, dial back, disavow, disclaim, disown, eat one's words, forswear, go back on one's word, nullify, recall, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, take back, unsay, void, weasel out, welsh*, withdraw, worm out of |
| Antonyms: | confirm, emphasize, recapitulate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | refute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prove false; discredit |
| Synonyms: | abnegate, break, burn, cancel, confute, contend, contradict, contravene, convict, counter, crush, debate, demolish, disclaim, dispose of, disprove, dispute, explode, expose, gainsay, invalidate, negate, oppose, overthrow, parry, quash, rebut, repudiate, show up, silence, squelch, tear down*, top*, argue against, blow sky high, burn down, cancel out, disconfirm, evert, give the lie to, give thumbs down to, reply to, shoot down, shoot full of holes, take a stand against |
| Antonyms: | endorse, prove, ratify, sanction, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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