CONTRADICTS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

contradicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of contradict

as in refutes

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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as in denies

to declare not to be true his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier

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Recent Examples of contradicts Identify one behavior, policy or decision that contradicts each one. — Jonathan Brierre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The reasoning is to avoid the perception of impropriety that could come from making a ruling that contradicts what viewers are seeing on television. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The Democratic candidates won at the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, where a judges’ panel found that the FCC public notice contradicts the plain language of US law that limits the discount to individual candidates. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026 Critics say its removal contradicts the program’s founding mission and longstanding curatorial principles. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 But John’s story contradicts that theory, since his worst fear appears to stem from his parent. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2026 This contradicts a previous report of a transition to the BC8 phase, which density functional theory predicts to be the thermodynamically stable phase of carbon above pressures around 1 TPa. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 Ironically, this all contradicts recent reports about the father-son relationship. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2026 This directly contradicts another German newspaper report, this one from Bild, that claimed the brand’s first EV could be on the chopping block. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

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In his Facebook post, Khrzhanovsky refutes or qualifies the various accusations made against him and his film.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
History refutes the myth of the individual genius because innovations are collaborative and cultural.

— Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of refutes

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Sumud denies the colonizer their desire to record history in our blood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The allegations, which Netanyahu denies, have energized his domestic opponents, some of whom are viewed more favorably in Abu Dhabi, ahead of critical Israeli elections next month; polls show the prime minister appears to be losing ground.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of denies

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The Israeli government has repeatedly said the Spanish government is antisemitic, an accusation that Spain strongly rejects.

— Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Haaretz says Netanyahu responded calmly, insisting Israel was prepared and the greater threat lay in the West Bank, while his office now brands the report an ‘absolute lie’ and rejects calls for an inquiry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026