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

The contradicting geological and orbital observations for Phobos and Deimos collected to date have prevented scientists from definitively establishing one hypothesis over the other. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

His argument would have been laughable, if not for the fact that Black Americans were barred from giving testimony against white people in California’s courts and therefore from contradicting Smith’s account. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Granted, this morning, Mercury in Scorpio will meet with Saturn retrograde in an awkward quincunx, which can be quite the contradicting aspect, as if the two planets in contact didn’t speak the same language. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026

Additionally, bodycam video from Austin police officers who responded shows officers assisting him out of the vehicle rather than pulling him out, contradicting Goldfinch's claim. — Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 23 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