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I ne'er heard yet that any of these bolder vices wanted less impudence to gainsay what they did, than to perform it first.
PEARLS OF THOUGHTMATURIN M. BALLOUIt was hard to make clear what the mate meant, but all to a 22 certain extent understood, and no one ventured to gainsay it.
ADRIFT ON THE PACIFICEDWARD S. ELLISThere was that about me to stir surprise; with those 14 generous days so long gone by, I will not gainsay it.
THE CRUISE OF THE SHINING LIGHTNORMAN DUNCAN"I cannot gainsay your statement," the Count de Montego said.
UNDER WELLINGTON'S COMMANDG. A. HENTYIt would seem that he could not gainsay her words, for he made no reply.
THE INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY MAGAZINE, VOLUME 5, NO. 1, JANUARY, 1852VARIOUSIt will be the child's first ball, and I cannot gainsay her.
FIFTY-TWO STORIES FOR GIRLSVARIOUSShe had had an idea that real ladies were "nasty," but Miriam was not nasty, and who could gainsay that Miriam was a real lady?
THE TRAGIC MUSEHENRY JAMESShe was after all a sort of nurse and waiting-maid, though she had a fine dignity about it that even Elizabeth could not gainsay.
A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD SALEMAMANDA MINNIE DOUGLASEven the Medici could not gainsay a summons signed 'Elizabeth' and emphasised by one of her Majesty's ships of war.
ROMANCE OF ROMAN VILLASELIZABETH W. (ELIZBETH WILLIAMS) CHAMPNEYAnd I care not to gainsay them, for it is close enough to the truth, and few know that I had so nearly a hand in the matter.
WULFRIC THE WEAPON THANECHARLES W. WHISTLERWORDS RELATED TO GAINSAY
- accuse
- ascribe
- attack
- beef
- bellyache
- bemoan
- bewail
- bitch
- carp
- cavil
- charge
- contravene
- criticize
- defy
- demur
- denounce
- deplore
- deprecate
- differ
- disagree
- disapprove
- dissent
- expostulate
- find fault
- fret
- fuss
- gainsay
- grieve
- gripe
- groan
- grouse
- growl
- grumble
- impute
- indict
- kick up a fuss
- lament
- lay
- look askance
- make a fuss
- moan
- nag
- object
- oppose
- protest
- refute
- remonstrate
- repine
- reproach
- snivel
- sound off
- take exception to
- wail
- whimper
- whine
- yammer
- accused
- ascribed
- attacked
- beefed
- bellyached
- bemoaned
- bewailed
- bitched
- carped
- cavilled
- charged
- contravened
- criticized
- defied
- demurred
- denounced
- deplored
- deprecated
- differed
- disagreed
- disapproved
- dissented
- expostulated
- found fault
- fretted
- fussed
- gainsaid
- grieved
- griped
- groaned
- groused
- growled
- grumbled
- imputed
- indicted
- kicked up a fuss
- lamented
- lay
- looked askance
- made a fuss
- moaned
- nagged
- objected
- opposed
- protested
- refuted
- remonstrated
- repined
- reproached
- snivelled
- sounded off
- took exception to
- wailed
- whimpered
- whined
- yammered
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.