The results will not contradict the theory.
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Contradict
/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/
Synonyms for "contradict" (209 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(10 words)
conflicting goalsconflictsconfoundingconfrontingcounter evidencecounterclaimcounterevidencecounterpointcounterpointsdisagreeing
Related words (104)
falsifyfightfinishfloorforbidforsweargainsaygarblego againstgo counter tohear a different drummerignoreimpugninterfereinterfere withjanglejarjoin issue uponjostlejuxtapose in opposition
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lock hornsmeet head onmeet head-onmilitate againstmismatchmismatenegatenegativenonplusnot acceptnot admitnullifyobjectoffsetopposeoppugnoverthrowoverturnoverwhelmparrypass bypass upplay at cross-purposespush asideput to silencerebuffrebutrecantreduce to silencerefuserefuse to admitrefuse to considerrefuterejectrenouncerepelrepudiaterepulseresistretractreverserevokerun againstrun counter toscoutset offsettleshove awayshut upsilencesmash all oppositionspurnsquashsquelchsubvertswim upstreamtake backtake issue withthrow awaythrow outtraverseturn awayturn outundermineupsetvarywaivework against
Noun(6 words)
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34 translations across 25 languages.
Breton
1 entries- dislavaret verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Bulgarian
1 entries- противореча verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Catalan
1 entries- 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
1 entries- tegenspreken verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Finnish
1 entries- kiistää verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
French
1 entries- contredire verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
German
1 entries- widersprechen verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Hungarian
2 entries- ellentmond verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
- vitába száll verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Italian
1 entries- contraddire verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Kazakh
1 entries- қарсы сөзге келу verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Latin
3 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))
Lithuanian
1 entries- prieštarauti verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Māori
2 entries- hoihoi verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
- whakahorihori verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- motsi verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- motseia verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
- motseie verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Old English
1 entries- wiþcweþan verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Polish
2 entries- dementować verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
- zaprzeczać verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Portuguese
2 entries- contradizer verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
- desdizer verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Romanian
1 entries- contrazice verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Russian
2 entries- перечить verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
- противоре́чить verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Spanish
1 entries- contradecir verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Swedish
2 entries- motsäga verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
- säga emot verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Ukrainian
1 entries- заперечувати verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Vietnamese
1 entries- phủ nhận verb (deny the truth of statements made by (a person))
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
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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