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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In March, Jefferies analyst Surinder Thind said he’d seen no evidence of a recovery in customer appetite, directly contradicting management’s upbeat commentary.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

A chief executive doesn’t let a division head go give speeches contradicting company strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

In 1974, Stephen Hawking showed that black holes radiate heat and can eventually evaporate, apparently erasing all information about what fell into them — contradicting the quantum principle that evolution must preserve information.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

"It becomes very dark when religion is used to justify immoral behaviour... using religion to justify especially dropping bombs is contradicting what the faith is about," says Bishop Strickland.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Light is quantized into photons, directly contradicting the wave theory of light that had not been questioned for more than a century.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife