Dictionary Entry
contradict
contradict is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.
- 2transitive verb
To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
- 3intransitive verb
To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.
- 4verb
prove negative; show to be false
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- 5verb
be resistant to
"The board opposed his motion"
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- 6verb
deny the truth of
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- 7verb
be in contradiction with
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