contradict
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself.
(of an action or event) to imply a denial of: His way of life contradicts his stated principles.
Obsolete. to speak or declare against; oppose.
to utter a contrary statement.
Origin of contradict
1synonym study For contradict
Other words for contradict
Opposites for contradict
Other words from contradict
- con·tra·dict·a·ble, adjective
- con·tra·dict·er, con·tra·dic·tor, noun
- un·con·tra·dict·a·ble, adjective
- un·con·tra·dict·a·bly, adverb
- un·con·tra·dict·ed, adjective
- un·con·tra·dict·ed·ly, adverb
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How to use contradict in a sentence
The latest is from a pair of physicists, who wrote a paper that they claim contradicts the notion that black holes can ever form.
Which, needless to say, completely contradicts the public apology he made.
How Awkward Will Isaiah Washington’s Return to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Be? | Marina Watts | March 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe passage contradicts the knee-jerk reaction which wants to quantify suffering.
Susan Minot on Africa, Joseph Kony, and the Limits of Writing About Love | Lea Carpenter | February 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI also see nothing that contradicts what I wrote for The Daily Beast.
That conclusion, however, contradicts the evidence of 40 years of exit polls.
But I will tell him, do you not see that everything in this world contradicts the good qualities which you attribute to your God?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierTherein we may observe how completely the first contradicts Socrates as before quoted, and may also infer the reason why.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanThe second assumption contradicts all the professions of the critics.
In other words, nothing can be allowed as true for the human mind, which directly contradicts this reason.
Aids to Reflection | Samuel Taylor ColeridgeYet with what a charming air she contradicts everything I say; and how pleasantly she shows her contempt for my authority!
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of Education
British Dictionary definitions for contradict
/ (ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt) /
(tr) to affirm the opposite of (a proposition, statement, etc)
(tr) to declare (a proposition, statement, etc) to be false or incorrect; deny
(intr) to be argumentative or contrary
(tr) to be inconsistent with (a proposition, theory, etc): the facts contradicted his theory
(intr) (of two or more facts, principles, etc) to be at variance; be in contradiction
Origin of contradict
1Derived forms of contradict
- contradictable, adjective
- contradicter or contradictor, noun
- contradictive or contradictious, adjective
- contradictively or contradictiously, adverb
- contradictiveness or contradictiousness, noun
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