contradict
Meaning of contradict
verb
- deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims
he did not contradict what he said last week
late 16th century: from Latin contradict- ‘spoken against’, from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’.
Information about contradict
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of contradict is: contradicts.
- Languages in which contradict is used:
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Hyphenation of contradict
con-tra-dict
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- contradict is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
contradict synonyms
Meaning belie:
Meaning negate:
Meaning oppose:
Meaning state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of:
Meaning deny or contradict (a statement or accusation):
Meaning claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false:
Meaning question whether (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid:
Meaning a long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria:
Meaning deny or contradict (a fact or statement):
Meaning prove (a person or an assertion or accusation) to be wrong:
Meaning prove to be untrue:
contradict antonyms
Meaning establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed or suspected to be the case):
Meaning make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified:
Translation of contradict
- German: widersprechen
- French: contredire
- Italian: smentire, contraddire
- Spanish: desmentir, negar, discutir, replicar, contradecir
Words that rhyme with contradict
dict, extradict, addict, nonaddict, readdict, Benedict, benedict, edict, maledict, predict, repredict, unpredict, veredict, Bendict, endict, indict, reindict, vindict, retrodict, interdict, nonverdict, verdict
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