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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
New reports contradict their accounts of what happened next.
Now when Mr. Khamenei pronounces on critical issues, VIPs he once humbled contradict him.
"This result clearly contradicts expectations based on standard cosmology and forces us to reconsider our previous assumptions."
This result contradicts a scientific explanation that has shaped the understanding of the Faraday Effect since the nineteenth century.
The U.S. president said the crown prince “knew nothing about” Khashoggi’s death, contradicting the CIA, which at the time assessed that the royal orchestrated the killing.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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