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contradicted - 20 thesaurus results
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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