Contradict

//ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt//

Synonyms for "contradict" (176 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Strong matches (52)

Verb(3 words)
denydisconfirmdispute

Related words (88)

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15 entries

Synonyms

9 entries

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related to

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Translations

79 translations across 32 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • kundërthem verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀντιλογέω verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))

Arabic

1 entries
  • نَاقَضَ verb (to be contrary to)

Breton

2 entries
  • dislavaret verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • dislavaret verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • опровергавам verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • отричам verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • противореча verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Catalan

2 entries
  • contradir verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • contradir verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Danish

1 entries
  • modsige verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Dutch

2 entries
  • tegenspreken verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • tegenspreken verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Esperanto

1 entries
  • kontraŭdiri verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))

Finnish

2 entries
  • kiistää verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • kiistää verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

French

2 entries
  • contredire verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • contredire verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

German

2 entries
  • widersprechen verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • widersprechen verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Hebrew

1 entries
  • סתר verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))

Hungarian

4 entries
  • ellenkezik verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • ellenkezik verb (to be contrary to)
  • ellentmond verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • ellentmond verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Ido

1 entries
  • kontredicar verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))

Italian

4 entries
  • contestare verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • contraddire verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • contraddire verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • contrariare verb (to be contrary to)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • тайталасу verb (to be contrary to)
  • қарамақарсы шығу verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • қарсы сөзге келу verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Latin

4 entries
  • adversor verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • contrādīcō verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • refrāgor verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • īnfitior verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • prieštarauti verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • prieštarauti verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Māori

4 entries
  • hoihoi verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • hoihoi verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • tātā verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • tātā verb (to be contrary to)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • motsi verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • motsi verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • motseia verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • motseia verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • motseie verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • motseie verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Old English

3 entries
  • wiþcweþan verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • wiþcweþan verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • wiþcweþan verb (to be contrary to)

Polish

3 entries
  • dementować verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • zaprzeczać verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • zaprzeczać verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Portuguese

4 entries
  • contradizer verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • contradizer verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • desdizer verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • desdizer verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Quechua

1 entries
  • ayñiy verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))

Romanian

2 entries
  • contrazice verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • contrazice verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Russian

3 entries
  • перечить verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • противоре́чить verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • противоре́чить verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Spanish

3 entries
  • contradecir verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • contradecir verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • contrariar verb (to be contrary to)

Swedish

3 entries
  • förneka verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
  • motsäga verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • säga emot verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • заперечувати verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
  • суперечити verb (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • phủ nhận verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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The results will not contradict the theory.

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No one dares to contradict his employer for fear of being fired.

Source: tatoeba (266125)

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes!

Source: tatoeba (493044)

I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture.

Source: tatoeba (733854)

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