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contradict::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contravene, negate |
| Type of | dissent, disagree, take issue, differ |
| Has types | deny |
| Derivation | contradictory, contradiction |
contradict::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | negate |
| Type of | show, demonstrate, establish, prove, shew |
| Has types | confute, nullify, invalidate, disprove |
Examples of contradict
contradict
Adding games would contradict the league's supposed commitment to player safety.
From the time.com
That kind of fragmentation would contradict the purpose of having an open space.
From the dailyherald.com
He finds a lot of interesting scientific case studies that contradict that idea.
From the newsobserver.com
The rest all rings true, even when people contradict one another and themselves.
From the theatlantic.com
Capt. DeMaio's findings contradict what some physicians recommended in the past.
From the sciencedaily.com
Their accusations contradict the firm's sworn testimony before Congress in 1994.
From the time.com
Such religions make it a point that theology may not contradict scientific fact.
From the sacbee.com
She insisted that anything he said would likely contradict what she had to say.
From the washingtonpost.com
In fact some of the ECHR most publicised cases where to contradict English law.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Be in contradiction with
- Deny the truth of
- Oppose: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
- Negate: prove negative; show to be false
- (contradiction) opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
- (contradiction) (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
- In classical logic, a contradiction consists of a logical incompatibility between two or more propositions. It occurs when the propositions, taken together, yield two conclusions which form the logical, usually opposite inversions of each other. ...
- (Contradictions (album)) Contradictions is the second album by Fort Worth hip-hop duo One Gud Cide. The album was re-released in 2001 by Down Low Records.
- (CONTRADICTION) "Two statements which cannot both be true because one denies the other." (35, Warburton 96)
