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

But court filings, video evidence and investigators later contradicted key parts of that account, according to CBS News. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Castro initially claimed under oath that Sosa-Celis attacked him, but surveillance footage contradicted his claim. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Notable Gillian Zucker, Clippers team president, was also penalized for her role as a witness whose report contradicted physical evidence, highlighting the broad scope of the NBA’s punishments following the investigation, The Athletic reported. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

The team claimed that public announcements contradicted private assurances from league officials and maintained that introducing players to corporate partners aligns with standard NBA practices. — Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

In 2023, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece, contradicted reports that a deal securing a long-term loan of the marbles to Athens’s Acropolis Museum was close to being reached. — News Desk, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

There have even been times the commander in chief contradicted himself and his own Cabinet in the same week — and sometimes, the same day. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Once the story was published, General al-Burhan’s office denied giving a statement that contradicted the SAF’s official stance of pursuing a military victory. — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

Evidence contradicted his story of being attacked with a box cutter, including an absence of blood on the weapon’s blade, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026