contradict

verb
UK: /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/
US: /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkt/

  1. To say the opposite of what someone else has said.

    1. Don't contradict me in front of the boss.
    2. He didn't dare contradict his father about the car.

  2. To state that something someone else has said is wrong or untrue.

    1. Are you trying to contradict what I just said?
    2. The witness statements contradict each other on key points about the incident.

  3. To be so different from another thing that one of them must be untrue.

    1. The two stories contradict each other completely.
    2. How can you reconcile statements that so blatantly contradict each other regarding the alibi?

Synonyms

deny dispute oppose rebut controvert gainsay
contradict intransitive-verb

  1. To imply the contrary or opposite; be inconsistent.

    1. His actions contradict his words.
    2. The evidence presented today seems to directly contradict the initial findings.
contradict transitive-verb

  1. To say that something is not true.

    1. I must contradict that statement.
    2. The data appears to contradict the hypothesis, necessitating further review.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "contradict" in English means: To say the opposite of what someone else has said., To state that something someone else has said is wrong or untrue., To be so different from another thing that one of them must be untrue..

The phonetic transcription of "contradict" is /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/ in British English and /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "contradict": deny, dispute, oppose, rebut, controvert, gainsay.

Example usage of "contradict": "Don't contradict me in front of the boss.". More examples on the page.