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 Critics say its removal contradicts the program’s founding mission and longstanding curatorial principles. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Pro's marginal performance improvement over its cheaper V4 Flash, contradicts DeepSeek's prior narrative that AI was becoming too inexpensive. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 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 The glossy futurism of the material contradicts the apartment’s otherwise nostalgic details (in Nuriev’s case, standing beneath an Orthodox icon of Saint Alexander). — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026 Wasserman Schultz said Rodriguez Caglianone’s account directly contradicts what officials at the detention facilities have told her. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 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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Miller denies that and says the gun fell from his sweatshirt pocket and got hit in the commotion.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Communication with officials The letter denies the three friends at any point lied to authorities about Wells’ disappearance.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of denies

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So when Alex rejects the author of a romantasy novel entitled The Goblin Seed that turns out to be a bestseller, all hell breaks loose.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026
Manjari Sihare-Sutin, who heads Sotheby’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary department, said her team rejects an average of two works ahead of every sale because of authenticity concerns.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026