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

This not only contradicted the first section but was discriminatory on its face. —Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

The group warned Florida officials about Fowler’s release and argued his criminal history contradicted claims that the clemency initiative focused on nonviolent offenders. —Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026

Federal prosecutors dropped charges against two Venezuelan men — who had been accused of attacking one of the officers with a snow shovel and broom handle — after video evidence contradicted the officers’ sworn testimony. —Jim Mustian, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026

Several videos from the scene contradicted McLaughlin’s public statements. —Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

One analysis found there were 10,900 stories based on the report, despite journalists and researchers showing that its methods were hopelessly flawed and its results being directly contradicted by more systematic research from the London School of Economics. —Christopher Marquis, Time, 18 Feb. 2026

When her research contradicted the premise, she was chastised for failing to come up with enough evidence. —Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026

Several videos from the scene contradicted McLaughlin’s public statements. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026

Since the beginning, eyewitness accounts contradicted the statements made by DHS related to the shooting of Sosa-Celis. —Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026