1
as in to refute
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)
no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me
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2
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier
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Recent Examples of contradict
Dassey contradicted himself numerous times during the confession, and later recanted it entirely.
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The result was his second masterpiece, Philosophical Investigations, published after his death in 1953 — a book that flatly contradicted the Tractatus.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
But there have been contradicting reports about this, too, particularly because Princess Beatrice has her own career outside of her royal duties.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
His recommendation directly contradicts the current medical consensus that judicious Tylenol use in pregnancy remains safe.
—Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The result was his second masterpiece, Philosophical Investigations, published after his death in 1953 — a book that flatly contradicted the Tractatus.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
But there have been contradicting reports about this, too, particularly because Princess Beatrice has her own career outside of her royal duties.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
His recommendation directly contradicts the current medical consensus that judicious Tylenol use in pregnancy remains safe.
—Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradict
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These findings refuted longstanding preconceived beliefs about humans and animals.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The appellate court's decision refuted multiple issues with Avery's arguments.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Republicans argue Democrats want to fund health care for immigrants in the country illegally, a claim Democrats deny.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Once there, she was assigned a bare mattress on the floor and denied religious accommodations, including Halal meals, her lawyers said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The letter also called for the return of mandatory standardized testing in university admissions and for universities to report the anonymous scores and grades of accepted and rejected students.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a June ruling, a three-judge Kansas Court of Appeals panel rejected Kobach’s arguments in no uncertain terms.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Contradict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradict. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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