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contradict
verb as in be at variance with
Strong matches
buck, challenge, confront, controvert, counteract, cross, dare, disclaim, dispute, gainsay, impugn, negative, oppose, traverse
Weak matches
call in question, disaffirm, fly in the face of, have bone to pick, refuse to accept, take on, thumbs-down
Example Sentences
Galda said the email was taken out of context and is contradicted by other messages.
The video of the aborted detention reviewed by the Times contradicts public accounts by Department of Homeland Security officials, who said Parias had “previously escaped from custody.”
This contradicts Andrew’s claim in 2019 that he had no contact with Epstein since a photograph of them was taken in New York’s Central Park in 2010.
The author contends that meme stocks remain a persistent and problematic phenomenon in financial markets, contradicting earlier expectations that the trend would dissipate after the 2020-2021 period.
The president contradicted himself immediately when a reporter asked a follow-up question about whether he’d consider a vice presidential run.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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