What is another word for contradict?
929 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ kˌɒntɹədˈɪkt], [ kˌɒntɹədˈɪkt], [ k_ˌɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_d_ˈɪ_k_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for contradict:- be at variance with (verb)
- belie (verb)
- brush aside/brush off (verb)
- communication (verb)
- confute (verb)
- contrast (verb)
- controvert (verb)
- counteract (verb)
- deny (verb)
- differ (verb)
- disagree (verb)
- disavow (verb)
- disclaim (verb)
- disprove (verb)
- dispute (verb)
- dissent (verb)
- falsify (verb)
- impugn (verb)
- negate (verb)
- oppose (verb)
- oppugn (verb)
- recant (verb)
- refute (verb)
- other synonyms
- confute
- contrast
- controvert
- deny
- disagree
- disprove
- ignore
- oppose
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Contradict:
n.
v.
•be at variance with (verb)- counter,
- counteract,
- thumbs down,
- buck,
- disclaim,
- take on,
- refuse to accept,
- cross,
- call in question,
- have bone to pick,
- negate,
- contravene,
- Disaffirm,
- confront,
- belie.
- be-lying,
- be lying,
- be-lied,
- dis affirm,
- dis affirming,
- be lied,
- dis-affirms,
- dis affirmed,
- dis-affirmed,
- dis-affirming,
- dis-affirm,
- dis affirms.
- dis-regarding,
- over-riding,
- cold shouldering,
- cold shouldered,
- hast no time for,
- dis missing,
- having no time for,
- has no time for,
- over ridden,
- hadst no time for,
- coldshoulders,
- coldshouldered,
- dis-owning,
- dis-regards,
- over riding,
- dis-missing,
- dis-owned,
- over ride,
- haddest no time for,
- swept aside,
- over-rides,
- dis-regarded,
- re buffing,
- dis regard,
- re-buffing,
- re-buffs,
- re buffed,
- dis-regard,
- dis regarded,
- over rode,
- re buff,
- sweeping aside,
- re-buff,
- dis owning,
- over rides,
- re-buffed,
- dis missed,
- sweeps aside,
- dis regarding,
- coldshouldering,
- hath no time for,
- dis owned,
- dis-missed,
- over-ridden,
- over-rode,
- re buffs,
- dis regards.
- dis confirming,
- dis confirms,
- disconfirms,
- dis cussing,
- dis-cusses,
- dis-cussed,
- dis-confirm,
- dis cusses,
- dis-confirms,
- de bate,
- dis cussed,
- dis-cuss,
- de-bating,
- dis-confirming,
- de-bated,
- dis confirmed,
- dis confirm,
- de bates,
- dis-confirmed,
- dis-cussing,
- de-bate,
- de-bates,
- dis cuss,
- de bated,
- de bating.
- is distinguished from,
- was distinguished from,
- deviates from,
- are the beaten path,
- re-verse,
- sings different tune,
- clashed with,
- be off beaten path,
- re-versing,
- lacked resemblance,
- not conformed,
- re-versed,
- is the beaten path,
- runs counter to,
- am the beaten path,
- bore no resemblance,
- divaricating from,
- showing contrast,
- are beaten path,
- re verse,
- wert beaten path,
- were beaten path,
- singing different tune,
- is off the beaten path,
- departing from,
- clashes with,
- singing a different tune,
- sung a different tune,
- are distinguished from,
- re versing,
- beared no resemblance,
- be the beaten path,
- departed from,
- conflicted with,
- took exception,
- bears no resemblance,
- departs from,
- takes exception,
- ran counter to,
- wast distinguished from,
- not look likes,
- being the beaten path,
- clashing with,
- am beaten path,
- being distinguished from,
- bare no resemblance,
- is off beaten path,
- stood apart,
- shows contrast,
- jars with,
- sings a different tune,
- not look liking,
- lacks resemblance,
- wast the beaten path,
- being off beaten path,
- being off the beaten path,
- were off the beaten path,
- was beaten path,
- am off the beaten path,
- stands apart,
- were distinguished from,
- divaricates from,
- divaricated from,
- be beaten path,
- am off beaten path,
- sung different tune,
- jarred with,
- sang a different tune,
- wert off beaten path,
- wert off the beaten path,
- was the beaten path,
- being beaten path,
- wast beaten path,
- were the beaten path,
- conflicts with,
- are off the beaten path,
- were off beaten path,
- wast off beaten path,
- wert distinguished from,
- art the beaten path,
- deviating from,
- not conforms,
- is beaten path,
- sang different tune,
- am distinguished from,
- wast off the beaten path,
- bearing no resemblance,
- jarring with,
- showed contrast,
- wert the beaten path,
- lacking resemblance,
- conflicting with,
- was off beaten path,
- not look liked,
- deviated from,
- was off the beaten path,
- running counter to,
- art beaten path.
- dis harmonizing,
- dis cord,
- disharmonized,
- dis-agrees,
- dis-cord,
- dis agree,
- dis corded,
- dis-harmonizes,
- being discordant,
- dis-agreeing,
- are discordant,
- dis cords,
- is discordant,
- am discordant,
- dis-cords,
- dis agrees,
- dis-harmonizing,
- dis-agree,
- dis-harmonize,
- disharmonizes,
- dis agreed,
- dis cording,
- disharmonizing,
- was discordant,
- were discordant,
- dis harmonized,
- dis-harmonized,
- dis-corded,
- dis agreeing,
- dis-agreed,
- wast discordant,
- dis harmonizes,
- dis harmonize,
- dis-cording,
- wert discordant.
- re nigged,
- dis-avows,
- weaseled out of,
- re-nigged,
- re-nigging,
- dis avows,
- go back word,
- washes hands of,
- dis avowing,
- re-nig,
- dis avowed,
- goes back word,
- went back on word,
- dis avow,
- renigging,
- dis-avowing,
- washing hands of,
- re nigging,
- renigs,
- weaseling out of,
- dis-avow,
- goes back on word,
- weasels out of,
- went back word,
- worming out of,
- going back word,
- washed hands of,
- re-nigs,
- dis-avowed,
- re nigs,
- wormed out of,
- re nig,
- going back on word,
- renigged,
- worms out of.
- dis-claim,
- divorces from,
- divorced oneself from,
- dis claim,
- turns back on,
- dis claiming,
- re-tract,
- divorced from,
- be-littles,
- divorcing oneself from,
- de cline,
- de clines,
- turning back on,
- be-little,
- dis claims,
- divorces oneself from,
- re-tracts,
- re tracts,
- re tract,
- dis claimed,
- divorcing from,
- dis-claims,
- be littles,
- dis-claiming,
- de-cline,
- dis-claimed,
- de-clines.
- jumped one's case,
- hadst at,
- picking a bone,
- jumped one case,
- has at,
- bumping heads,
- jumping on one's case,
- jumps one case,
- jumped on ones case,
- jump on ones case,
- jumped on one's case,
- tost around,
- jumps one's case,
- pick bone,
- jumps on one's case,
- discepts,
- thrashed out,
- jumps ones case,
- hath at,
- jumping one case,
- bumped heads,
- jumping ones case,
- picked a bone,
- jumped on case,
- jumping case,
- jump one's case,
- dis-cept,
- discepting,
- kicks around,
- jump ones case,
- jumps on one case,
- jumping on one case,
- thrashing out,
- tossing around,
- picks a bone,
- picked bone,
- haddest at,
- jumps on ones case,
- bumps heads,
- jumping on case,
- jumped on one case,
- dis cept,
- jumped case,
- jumping on ones case,
- jump case,
- hast at,
- having at,
- jump on one case,
- jump one case,
- jump on case,
- picking bone,
- jumping one's case,
- picks bone,
- discepted,
- jumps on case,
- jumps case,
- thrashes out,
- jumped ones case,
- tosses around.
- puts fight,
- putting fight,
- flew the face of,
- dis accorded,
- put an argument,
- puts up fight,
- putting up argument,
- put a fight,
- dis-accorded,
- say not chance,
- dis accord,
- put fight,
- pro testing,
- says not a chance,
- flying in face of,
- pro tested,
- said not a chance,
- flew in face of,
- dis-sent,
- flew in the face of,
- putting up a fight,
- flew face of,
- dis-according,
- dis sent,
- puts up a fight,
- pro-testing,
- flies the face of,
- says no way,
- flying the face of,
- flies face of,
- dis sents,
- pro-tested,
- putting up an argument,
- fly the face of,
- putting a fight,
- puts up an argument,
- puts a fight,
- puts up argument,
- said not chance,
- flies in the face of,
- flying face of,
- putting argument,
- saying nothing doing,
- puts an argument,
- dis-sents,
- putting up fight,
- dis-accords,
- puts argument,
- saying not chance,
- dis-accord,
- said nothing doing,
- says nothing doing,
- said no way,
- flying in the face of,
- says not chance,
- fly face of,
- dis according,
- putting an argument,
- flies in face of,
- put argument,
- saying no way,
- saying not a chance,
- dis accords.
- fourflush,
- trumping up,
- mis quotes,
- fourflushing,
- pro-motes,
- pro moting,
- faking it,
- dis tort,
- mis-quoted,
- mis state,
- phonying up,
- co oked,
- mis-stated,
- four flushing,
- deaconed,
- four flushed,
- mis-quoting,
- mis-states,
- mis-quotes,
- mis-state,
- fourflushed,
- dis torts,
- put an act,
- mis-quote,
- fourflushes,
- co-loring,
- mis stated,
- faked it,
- phonies up,
- co loring,
- dis-tort,
- fakes it,
- four-flushes,
- pro-moting,
- phonied up,
- mis states,
- co-oked,
- mis stating,
- put act,
- co oking,
- mis quoting,
- mis quoted,
- mis-stating,
- framing up,
- trumps up,
- mis quote,
- deaconing,
- four flushes,
- four-flushed,
- co-oking,
- frames up,
- pro-mote,
- dis-torts.
- cutting to shreds,
- cast doubt up on,
- thumbing nose at,
- sticking to,
- casts doubt upon,
- sticked it to,
- sticking it to,
- call in to question,
- pins something on,
- throwing the book at,
- cut shreds,
- cuts shreds,
- throws doubt on,
- throwing doubt on,
- zinged,
- threw doubt on,
- cast aspersions up on,
- casting doubt up on,
- skins alive,
- swiped at,
- swipes at,
- casts doubt up on,
- casts aspersions upon,
- pinning something on,
- casts aspersions up on,
- swiping at,
- throwing book at,
- threw book at,
- throws book at,
- casting aspersions upon,
- casting doubt upon,
- threw the book at,
- cuts to shreds,
- casting aspersions up on,
- thumbed nose at,
- thumbs nose at,
- throws the book at,
- sticks it to,
- sticked to,
- stuck it to,
- pinned something on,
- cutting shreds.
- fight,
- protest,
- oppress,
- check,
- hinder,
- counterattack,
- obstruct,
- repel,
- defy,
- impede,
- meddle,
- rebuff,
- repress,
- interfere,
- inhibit,
- resist,
- suppress,
- repulse,
- intercept.
- going back on one's word,
- un saying,
- dialled back,
- re calling,
- dialed back,
- ate ones words,
- re canting,
- re calls,
- re peals,
- re-peals,
- un-saying,
- re-canted,
- re pealed,
- going back on one word,
- re-calls,
- re canted,
- going back on ones word,
- go back on ones word,
- going back one's word,
- with drew,
- go back ones word,
- went back one's word,
- goes back one's word,
- weasels out,
- eating one words,
- eats words,
- re-calling,
- dials back,
- with-drawing,
- with-drawn,
- eat ones words,
- with draw,
- went back on one's word,
- goes back one word,
- go back one word,
- went back on ones word,
- eats one words,
- dialling back,
- eat one words,
- eats ones words,
- going back ones word,
- ate one's words,
- un says,
- re peal,
- weaseled out,
- un-says,
- re-call,
- un say,
- re-canting,
- went back one word,
- goes back ones word,
- dialing back,
- go back one's word,
- re pealing,
- un-say,
- eating ones words,
- with-draw,
- with draws,
- re-called,
- re-pealed,
- ate words,
- went back ones word,
- with drawing,
- ate one words,
- goes back on ones word,
- eating words,
- with drawn,
- went back on one word,
- eat words,
- go back on one word,
- weaseling out,
- with-drew,
- goes back on one word,
- goes back on one's word,
- going back one word,
- eats one's words.
- giving lie to,
- gave the lie to,
- gives the lie to,
- canceling out,
- gave lie to,
- shot full of holes,
- replying to,
- took a stand against,
- gives thumbs down to,
- giving the lie to,
- shooting full holes,
- replies to,
- giving thumbs down to,
- gives lie to,
- shooting full of holes,
- cancels out,
- shot full holes,
- shoots full holes,
- shoot full holes,
- burning down,
- taking a stand against,
- shoots full of holes,
- argues against,
- took stand against,
- gave thumbs down to,
- takes a stand against,
- taking stand against,
- burnt down,
- argued against,
- takes stand against,
- burned down,
- take stand against.
Other synonyms:
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- divide.
- blow sky high,
- over turn,
- up set,
- knocks props out from under,
- bring to naught,
- prove false,
- prove wrong,
- set aside,
- setting aside,
- Parried,
- proved wrong.
- be contrary to,
- be a foil to,
- set off,
- hold a candle to,
- Bracketing,
- mismatching,
- stack up against,
- matched up,
- setting off,
- be variable,
- be diverse,
- set in opposition,
- Bracketed,
- be unlike,
- be dissimilar,
- mismatched,
- match up.
- keeping back,
- taboo,
- kept back,
- withhold,
- call on,
- say no to,
- keep back,
- take exception to,
- Tabooed,
- forsake,
- called on,
- keeps back,
- forgoing,
- withholds,
- calling on,
- enjoin from,
- veto,
- turn down,
- Forgone,
- turn thumbs down,
- Tabooing,
- not buy.
- searching out,
- stand up to,
- turned the tables,
- counterattacked,
- counter-attacks,
- searched out,
- search out,
- speak against,
- stood up to,
- counter-attack,
- not countenanced,
- face down,
- frown at,
- take a stand,
- counterattacking,
- standing to,
- stand to,
- not countenance.
- discount,
- despise,
- say no,
- run against,
- refuse to admit,
- discredit,
- disable,
- not admit,
- refuse to consider,
- fly,
- countercheck,
- turn away,
- shake the head,
- enfeeble,
- counterpose,
- weaken,
- take back,
- pit,
- disapprove,
- squelch,
- be against,
- break,
- infringe,
- jangle,
- throw away,
- vary,
- work against,
- justify,
- cavil,
- demur,
- beat against,
- exhaust,
- overwhelm,
- rail,
- protect,
- settle,
- abjure,
- forbid,
- scout,
- except,
- countervail,
- thwart,
- cut both ways,
- denial,
- demolish,
- decline,
- fight back,
- antagonize,
- be antipathetic,
- encroach,
- garble,
- devitalize,
- turn the scale,
- part company,
- scorn,
- dispose of,
- disobey,
- disdain,
- silence,
- brush aside,
- cover,
- quarrel,
- react,
- disregard,
- be opposed to,
- ignore,
- finish,
- throw out,
- breach,
- illogicality,
- call into question,
- resistance,
- be contradictory,
- jostle,
- annul,
- counterpoise,
- nonplus,
- chuck,
- flout,
- agree to disagree,
- mismatch,
- question,
- act against,
- devastate,
- disown,
- cheek,
- overthrow,
- be at variance,
- pass by,
- meet head-on,
- distinction,
- declare,
- expose,
- inconsistency,
- struggle,
- spoil,
- match,
- not accept,
- play off,
- opposition,
- scoff at,
- contradicts,
- refuse,
- turn the tables,
- assent,
- answer conclusively,
- talk back,
- contradiction,
- argue down,
- push aside,
- pass up,
- defeat,
- ruin,
- go counter to,
- withstand,
- cripple,
- lock horns,
- argue,
- destroy,
- discard,
- misrepresent,
- Against,
- crush,
- dismiss,
- Mismate,
- revoke,
- countermine,
- assert,
- embargo,
- combat,
- break off,
- answer,
- assert the contrary,
- shut up,
- doubt,
- retract,
- neutralise,
- be inimical,
- floor,
- fight down,
- impinge,
- squash,
- bely,
- upset,
- disallow,
- reduce to silence,
- waive,
- blackball,
- run afoul,
- take issue,
- undermine,
- exclude,
- puncture,
- transgress,
- chuck out,
- confound,
- contemn,
- fall out,
- interfere with.
Paraphrases for Contradict:
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Independent
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Verb, past tense
violated, Challenged.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
contravene, violate, oppose, interfere.
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Verb, past tense
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Other Related
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Adjective
contradictory.
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Verb, base form
counteract, contest.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Contradict:
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v.
Hypernym for Contradict:
v.
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communication
deny.
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communication
Hyponym for Contradict:
v.
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communication
disagree, differ, take issue, dissent.
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communication