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

1. transitive 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.
2. transitive verb. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
3. intransitive verb. To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.
4. verb. prove negative; show to be false

   Synonyms: negate

5. verb. be resistant to

   "The board opposed his motion"

   Synonyms: controvert, oppose

6. verb. deny the truth of

   Synonyms: contravene, negate

7. verb. be in contradiction with

   Synonyms: belie, negate

Synonyms

negate, controvert, oppose, contravene, belie

Common word forms

contradicts, contradicted, contradicter, contradicting, contradictable

Words from these letters

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