GAINSAYING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

gainsaying

verb

present participle of gainsay

as in denying

to declare not to be true it can't be gainsaid that most people wish they had more time and money

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as in contradicting

to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another) repeatedly tried to gainsay me, though every point I made was backed up by facts

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But in its response to the federal lawsuit, the company defended itself in court records, denying some of the allegations.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
The move follows months of public discussion, including an online survey — open through July 15, a community meeting and feedback from the Zoning Commission, which recommended denying the current draft proposal to allow additional review.

— Ken Molestina, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of denying

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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, 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

Definition of contradicting

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Many d This week, the department issued a follow-up statement refuting both of those claims.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
The distant thud of shelling punctuates the evening, refuting one guest’s optimism that the latest ceasefire agreement will endure.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of refuting

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Additional programmable keys can be assigned to common functions such as push-to-talk, sending prompts, or accepting and rejecting code changes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
One of these, according to Valdés Ugalde, has been rejecting extradition requests for politicians allegedly linked to drug trafficking on the grounds of national sovereignty.

— Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

Definition of rejecting

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