Synonyms of contradicting

contradicting 1 of 2

adjective

as in contradictory

Related Words

• contradictory
• opposite
• opposing
• contrary
• belligerent
• conflicting
• competitive
• competing
• antagonistic
• quarrelsome
• contentious
• hostile
• incompatible
• clashing
• inimical
• rivaling
• antipathetic
• unfriendly
• disagreeable
• uncongenial
• inharmonious
• disharmonious
• discordant
• disunited

Dissimilar Words

• unanimous
• compatible
• agreeable
• harmonious
• congenial
• kindred
• united
• amicable
• peaceful
• cooperative
• peaceable
• pacific
• frictionless
• symbiotic
• collaborating
• synergetic
• synergic

contradicting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of contradict

1

as in refuting

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

• refuting
• questioning
• disagreeing (with)
• resisting
• challenging
• contesting
• gainsaying
• opposing
• disputing
• rebutting
• fighting
• confuting
• crossing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreeing (with)
• confirming
• verifying
• concurring (with)
• corroborating
• substantiating
• testifying (to)
• witnessing
• attesting
• certifying
• authenticating
• vouching (for)
• avouching

2

as in denying

to declare not to be true

his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denying
• refuting
• rejecting
• negating
• disavowing
• disallowing
• disclaiming
• repudiating
• disowning
• disconfirming
• disaffirming
• disproving
• traversing
• gainsaying
• negativing
• challenging
• rebutting
• disputing
• confuting
• disagreeing (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirming
• allowing
• acknowledging
• admitting
• owning
• accepting
• adopting
• conceding
• embracing
• claiming
• maintaining
• asserting
• affirming
• declaring
• submitting
• announcing
• avowing
• professing
• espousing
• verifying
• validating
• averring
• corroborating
• substantiating
• authenticating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contradicting

Adjective

Also corrosive — the contradicting and quick-changing statements. — Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025

Verb

Republicans on the committee accused Fauci of privately contradicting his public advocacy in his diary entries, while Democrats said he was being scapegoated in a partisan inquiry relitigating events that happened years ago. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Global coal consumption reached another record in 2025, seemingly contradicting years of discussion about phasing out the world’s most carbon-intensive fossil fuel. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

However, as the day unfolds, Venus will align with Saturn in a contradicting quincunx, complicating matters related to affection, money and obligation. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

In each killing, witnesses and video evidence have shown a more nuanced picture, at times contradicting official claims. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

The attorney also said a witness reported Wells had planned to leave on the boat with his friends, contradicting the sheriff's theory. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026

In another discrepancy, Crump said that a witness reported Wells had planned to leave on the boat with his friends, contradicting the sheriff's theory. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

The foreign ministry and the Guards have been noted to have different interests throughout the conflict, sometimes contradicting each other. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026

But his head coach, Mitch Johnson, had a contradicting statement about the situation. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026