contradiction

contradiction

noun

Definition of CONTRADICTION

1

someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another <a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction>

Synonyms dichotomy, incongruity, paradox

Related Words antinomy; conundrum, enigma, mystery, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle

2

a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement <the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir>

Synonyms contradiction, denegation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, negation, rejection, repudiation

Related Words disproof, rebuttal, refutation; negative

Near Antonyms concession, confession; affirmation, assertion, declaration; attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

Antonyms acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation