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
Therefore all the ancient churches, without one contradictor that ever I read of, did use many such.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard BaxterBut he liked a listener and he loved to thresh out every question immediately and to put down the contradictor.
A Tatter of Scarlet | S. R. CrockettBut it went, he said, just like a decreet in absence, and was lost for want of a contradictor.
Red Gauntlet | Sir Walter ScottTo threaten every contradictor with severe punishment was an inquisitor's argument, and scarcely admitted of a reply.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) | J. H. Merle D'AubignMoreover, my amiable contradictor, permit me to submit to you one further observation.
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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