Antonyms for contradict
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kon-truh-dikt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn trəˈdɪkt |
Definition of contradict
Origin :- 1570s, "speak against," also "assert the contrary" (1580s), from Latin contradictus, past participle of contradicere (see contradiction). Related: Contradicted; contradicting; contradictive.
- verb be at variance with
- The coward would not have the courage to contradict her, but he would know if he were lying!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- "My dear, I am not contradicting; I am not well enough to contradict," panted poor Jenkins.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Yet Shakspere will not contradict history, even in its silence.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- She was so determined to be well, that her body dared not contradict her mind.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- If you like to say Dolly began it, my dear, I shall not contradict you.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- It's not true—I know it's not true, and I want them to be able to contradict such a story.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- For he is compelled to contradict himself as soon as he makes the attempt.
- Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
- But can we contradict one another, said Dionysodorus, when both of us are describing the same thing?
- Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato
- "Which would be that we were to 'bout ship and home again," says he; and that I did not contradict.
- Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
- His wife did not contradict his assertion, but she made one of her own.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Synonyms for contradict
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