Synonyms of contradicted

contradicted

verb

past tense of contradict

1

as in refuted

to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)

no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuted
• questioned
• disagreed (with)
• challenged
• resisted
• gainsaid
• contested
• disputed
• opposed
• rebutted
• fought
• confuted
• crossed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed (with)
• confirmed
• concurred (with)
• corroborated
• verified
• substantiated
• testified (to)
• witnessed
• attested
• certified
• authenticated
• vouched (for)
• avouched

2

as in denied

to declare not to be true

his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denied
• refuted
• rejected
• disavowed
• disallowed
• disowned
• disclaimed
• repudiated
• negated
• gainsaid
• disconfirmed
• disaffirmed
• disproved
• traversed
• negatived
• rebutted
• challenged
• disputed
• disagreed (with)
• confuted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirmed
• admitted
• owned
• acknowledged
• allowed
• adopted
• accepted
• conceded
• submitted
• claimed
• affirmed
• declared
• announced
• maintained
• embraced
• asserted
• avowed
• espoused
• verified
• averred
• professed
• corroborated
• validated
• substantiated
• authenticated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contradicted

After the boutique’s statement, Clarkson doubled down on her claims on her Instagram stories with photos featuring a price tag on the bird that contradicted the shop’s first statement. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

In the postgame report, the head official contradicted that, saying New York did have their timeout. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

The men’s accounts differed, contradicted each other, and were contrary to what Doe told police, the Times report said. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

After a team member behaved in a way that contradicted everything an organization claimed to value. — Farida Abjani, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Videos released after shootings in Chicago and South Padre Island, Texas, have also contradicted or raised doubts about key elements of the government’s initial accounts. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Castro told investigators he was being attacked with a broom and shovel before opening fire, but prosecutors say surveillance footage contradicted his account. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Biggart demanded independence, hated being contradicted in public, and believed in rough discipline. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Both groups also introduced details that contradicted information presented initially at similar rates. — Jennifer Talarico, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026