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v. To assert or express the opposite of (a statement).

v. To deny the statement of. See Synonyms at deny.

v. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with.

verb-intransitive. To utter a contradictory statement.

v. To speak against; to forbid.

v. To deny the truth of (a statement or statements).

v. To make a statement denying the truth of the statement(s) made by (a person).

v. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.

v. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.

verb-intransitive. To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.

To assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically: as, his statement was at once contradicted.

To deny the words or assertion of; address or speak of in contradiction: as, he contradicted the previous speaker; I contradicted him to his face.

To oppose; act or be directly contrary to; be inconsistent with: as, the statement which was made contradicts experience.

To speak or declare against; forbid.

Synonyms To gainsay, impugn, controvert, dispute. To contravene.

To utter a contrary statement or a contradiction; deny.

v. be in contradiction with

v. prove negative; show to be false

v. be resistant to

v. deny the truth of

"Even the word contradict implies a civilized disagreement “Father, I beg to differ with you” as opposed to the humiliating public showdowns many of us have experienced."

contradicted    contradicting    contradictional    contradictively    contradicts   

diverge    deviate    depart    vary   

oppose    gainsay   

oppose    resist    gainsay    dispute    deny    disconfirm    question   

addict    afflict    clicked    conflict    constrict    convict    depict    evict    handpicked    inflict