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

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 circumstances surrounding the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston on July 7 are disputed, with witnesses contradicting key details released by immigration authorities. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 July 2026

This morning, the sun in Cancer will form a contradicting alignment with Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, creating a subtle but consistent undercurrent that something needs to change. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

This suggests the Ultra will be unveiled alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, contradicting previous predictions of a later release. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 June 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

Iran claimed on Thursday that damage to Kuwait’s airport was caused by a malfunctioning US Patriot missile, contradicting Kuwait’s assertion that an Iranian drone struck the facility a day earlier. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

Bounphong, in an interview on Thursday with local media outlet Xaisomboun Province Television, said the villagers entered the cave on May 20, contradicting rescuers who put the date at May 19. — Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026