Thesaurus / gainsay
FEEDBACKHow to use gainsay in a sentence
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
- agitate
- altercate
- bicker
- brawl
- bump heads
- canvass
- challenge
- clash
- confute
- contend
- contest
- contradict
- controvert
- debate
- deny
- disaffirm
- discept
- discuss
- disprove
- doubt
- gainsay
- hassle
- have at
- impugn
- jump on one's case
- kick around
- lock horns
- moot
- negate
- pick a bone
- quarrel
- question
- quibble
- rebut
- refute
- squabble
- take on
- thrash out
- toss around
- wrangle
- assail
- attack
- blast
- break
- call into question
- cast doubt upon
- come down on
- contradict
- contravene
- cross
- cut to shreds
- deny
- disaffirm
- dispute
- gainsay
- knock
- negate
- negative
- oppose
- pin something on
- put down
- question
- resist
- run down
- skin alive
- slam
- smear
- stick it to
- swipe at
- tar
- throw doubt on
- throw the book at
- thumb nose at
- traduce
- trash
- traverse
- zap
- zing
- abate
- abolish
- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- belie
- blackball
- break with
- cancel
- cancel out
- controvert
- countercheck
- cross
- deny
- ding
- disaffirm
- disallow
- disprove
- dump
- fly in the face of
- frustrate
- gainsay
- impugn
- invalidate
- kill
- negative
- neutralize
- nullify
- oppose
- put down
- quash
- rebut
- redress
- refute
- repeal
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- revoke
- stonewall
- traverse
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
- undo
- vitiate
- void
- abates
- abolishes
- abrogates
- annihilates
- annuls
- belies
- blackballs
- breaks with
- cancels
- cancels out
- controverts
- counterchecks
- crosses
- denies
- dings
- disaffirms
- disallows
- disproves
- dumps
- flies in the face of
- frustrates
- gainsays
- impugns
- invalidates
- kills
- negatives
- neutralizes
- nullifies
- opposes
- puts down
- quashes
- rebuts
- redresses
- refutes
- repeals
- rescinds
- retracts
- reverses
- revokes
- stonewalls
- traverses
- turns down
- turns thumbs down
- undoes
- vitiates
- voids
- argue
- assail
- assault
- attack
- bar
- battle
- bombard
- call in question
- check
- combat
- confront
- contradict
- controvert
- counter
- counterattack
- cross
- debate
- defy
- deny
- disagree
- disapprove
- dispute
- encounter
- expose
- face
- face down
- fight
- fly in the face of
- frown at
- gainsay
- hinder
- neutralize
- not countenance
- prevent
- protest
- resist
- reverse
- run counter to
- search out
- speak against
- stand up to
- take a stand
- take issue
- take on
- taunt
- thwart
- turn the tables
- withstand
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.