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

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2
as in denied
to declare not to be true his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier

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Recent Examples of contradicted In Good’s case, and in the case of Alex Pretti, the other American citizen killed by federal agents in Minnesota, videos contradicted the government’s account. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 Hebert said North Crowley’s school rating contradicted the family’s prior academic priority. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 Several immigration enforcement operations in the US over the last year have resulted in fatalities –– with initial descriptions from authorities of clashes between agents and suspects later contradicted by video evidence. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 In several other shootings involving federal officers, initial descriptions by immigration officials have sometimes been contradicted later by video evidence. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 Calls for video after the shooting In other other shootings involving federal officers, initial descriptions by immigration officials have sometimes been contradicted later by video evidence. — Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026 Federal officials' accounts of what unfolded in those incidents were contradicted by videos that were recorded by bystanders and made public in the wake of the shootings. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 8 July 2026 Video footage in several previous shootings has contradicted the accounts of federal officers. — Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 These emergency decisions have thrown lower courts’ processes into turmoil and have sometimes directly contradicted longstanding legal precedent. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradicted
  1. refuted
  2. denied
  3. questioned
  4. rejected
Verb
  • Wainger also refuted the assertion that Pennel had expected to be arrested.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Reports emerged earlier this year that Beatrice and Eugenie were not invited to Royal Ascot, only to be refuted by subsequent reports claiming that they were invited, after all.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 June 2026
Definition of refuted
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  • Graf denied a defense request to force Robinson's partner to travel from Texas to testify in person.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of denied
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  • Asked about the impact of successor Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence, Kamrava questioned the official explanation of security concerns, especially given the public appearance of other senior figures, and pointed to previous reports of his injury.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • His behavior under stress is dangerous to his officers and crew, and his authority is questioned.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of questioned
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  • In June, a federal judge ordered Baldoni and his production company to pay Lively’s attorney fees related to his unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against her, but rejected her bid for additional damages.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • More than any other aspect, the hydration breaks have demonstrated that simply creating more commercial opportunities does not necessarily create better marketing as fan discussion has overwhelmingly rejected the match breaks.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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