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

This meant that all of Lizzie’s contradicting statements about her whereabouts during the murders were not allowed to be presented as part of the prosecution’s case. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez last week said Spain found no evidence to conclude that July’s deadly border rush from Morocco into its enclave of Ceuta was orchestrated by Moroccan authorities, contradicting allegations by Spanish police in a report. — CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Silence in a transcript may reflect agreement or fear of contradicting the founder. — Mani Padisetti, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors say Castro briefly struggled with Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, then fired through a front door into an occupied home, hitting him in the leg, contradicting earlier federal accounts. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

But only states have the power to put these proposals into practice—and many state policy makers, concerned that the White House is contradicting existing research, aren’t keen to follow its guidance. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

The hosts provided no evidence of political coordination, compensation from conservative groups or private statements contradicting Cunningham’s public position. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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

Some of the office's answers confirmed parts of our reporting rather than contradicting them. — July 29, CBS News, 29 July 2026