contradicting

VERB

be at variance with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belie contravene counter deny differ disprove negate repudiate

STRONG

buck challenge confront controvert counteract cross dare disclaim dispute gainsay impugn negative oppose traverse

WEAK

call in question disaffirm fly in the face of have bone to pick refuse to accept take on thumbs down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admit agree allow approve consent permit prove

STRONG

aid assist go along help support

WEAK

OK accept concede confirm corroborate reconcile sign verify vouch

Example Sentences

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contradicting

A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

County prosecutor, accused Hochman of contradicting himself, questioning the D.A.’s efforts to justify the officers’ coarse language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

“With the two sides still publicly contradicting each other on basic facts, the distance to a binding agreement is considerable,” Ahmad Assiri of Pepperstone says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

The lawsuit claims The Atlantic went ahead with their story “despite being expressly warned, hours before publication, that the central allegations were categorically false” and “despite having abundant publicly available information contradicting those allegations.”

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

In announcing this goal shortly after making fun of the language police, I might seem to be contradicting myself.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker