Need another word that means the same as “contradict”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “contradict” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Contradict” are: contravene, negate, belie, controvert, oppose, deny, refute, rebut, dispute, counter, challenge, argue against, go against, be at variance with, conflict with, be at odds with, disagree with, be inconsistent with, clash with, run counter to, give the lie to
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “contradict” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| argue against | Have an argument about something. |
| be at odds with | Form or compose. |
| be at variance with | Represent, as of a character on stage. |
| be inconsistent with | Be priced at. |
| belie | (of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something. His lively alert manner belied his years. |
| challenge | Issue a challenge to. The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard. |
| clash with | Crash together with violent impact. |
| conflict with | Go against, as of rules and laws. |
| contravene | Go against, as of rules and laws. He contravened the Official Secrets Act. |
| controvert | Deny the truth of (something. The views in the article have been controverted. |
| counter | Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. He countered with some very persuasive arguments. |
| deny | Deny formally an allegation of fact by the opposing party in a legal suit. There was no way that I was going to deny myself ice cream. |
| disagree with | Be of different opinions. |
| dispute | Compete for; strive to win. He taught and disputed with local poets. |
| give the lie to | Endure the loss of. |
| go against | Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. |
| negate | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug. |
| oppose | Contrast with equal weight or force. A candidate to oppose the leader in the presidential contest. |
| rebut | Drive back or repel (a person or attack. But he their sharp assault right boldly did rebut. |
| refute | Prove that (someone) is wrong. These claims have not been convincingly refuted. |
| run counter to | Pass over, across, or through. |
| abnegation | The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief. Abnegation of political power. |
| belie | Be in contradiction with. His lively alert manner belied his years. |
| conflicting | In disagreement- John Morley. There are conflicting accounts of what occurred. |
| contravene | Conflict with (a right, principle, etc.), especially to its detriment. The Privy Council held that the prosecution contravened the rights of the individual. |
| contravention | Coming into conflict with. The publishing of misleading advertisements was a contravention of the Act. |
| controvert | Be resistant to. The views in the article have been controverted. |
| deny | Deny oneself something restrain especially from indulging in some pleasure. Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy. |
| disavow | Deny any responsibility or support for. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children. |
| disavowal | The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation. They know this despite their disavowals. |
| disclaim | Make a disclaimer about. He disclaimed any responsibility. |
| disown | Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with. Lovell s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage. |
| dispute | A disagreement or argument about something important. The estate disputes that it is responsible for the embankment. |
| impugn | Attack as false or wrong. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. |
| inadmissible | (especially of evidence in court) not accepted as valid. An inadmissible interference in the affairs of the Church. |
| misrepresent | Give a false or misleading account of the nature of. You are misrepresenting the views of the government. |
| negate | Deny the existence of. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug. |
| neutralize | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. The treaty neutralized the small republic. |
| no | Not in any degree or manner not at all. No eggs left and no money to buy any. |
| nullify | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions. |
| objection | (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. They have raised no objections to the latest plans. |
| oppose | Contrast with equal weight or force. A workers movement opposed the regime. |
| rebut | Claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false. He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends. |
| rebuttal | The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument. |
| refutation | The act of determining that something is false. Scientific theory is always tentative open to refutation. |
| refute | Prove that (someone) is wrong. His voice challenging his audience to rise and refute him. |
| reject | Reject with contempt. Some of the team s rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships. |
| renounce | Refuse to continue to recognize or abide by. He renounced alcohol completely. |
| repudiate | Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid. Breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract. |
| rescind | Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive. |
| resist | Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. The trees resisted her. |
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