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Contradict [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To oppose by words; to assert the contrary to what has been asserted, or to deny what has been affirmed.

2. It is not lawful to contradict a point of history known to all the world.

3. The Jews--spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Acts 13:1 .

4. To oppose; to be directly contrary to.

5. No truth can contradict another truth.

Contradict [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.

Contradict [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. 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. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.

Contradictable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Capable of being contradicting.

Contradicted [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Opposed in words; opposed; denied.

Contradicted [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Contradicter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who contradicts or denies; an opposer.

Contradicter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

one who contradicts.

Contradicting [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Affirming the contrary to what has been asserted; denying; opposing.

Contradicting [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Contradiction [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial; contrary declaration.

2. Opposition, whether by words, reproaches or attempts to defeat.

3. Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself. Hebrews 12:3 .

4. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency with itself; incongruity or contrariety of things, words, thoughts or propositions. These theorems involve a contradiction

5. If we perceive truth, we thereby perceive whatever is false in contradiction to it.

Contradiction [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.

2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent.

Contradictional [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Inconsistent. [Not in use.]

Contradictional [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Contradictory; inconsistent; opposing.

Contradictions [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.

2. Inclined to contradict or cavil

Contradictious [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.

2. Inclined to contradict; disposed to deny or cavil.

3. Opposite; inconsistent.

Contradictiousness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Inconsistency; contrariety to itself.

2. Disposition to contradict or cavil.

Contradictive [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Contradictory; inconsistent.

Contradictor [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A contradicter.

Contradictories [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Contradictorily [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In a contradictory manner; in a manner inconsistent with itself, or opposite to others.

Contradictorily [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a contradictory manner.

Contradictoriness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Direct opposition; contrariety in assertion or effect.

Contradictoriness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality of being contradictory; opposition; inconsistency.

Contradictory [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; as contradictory assertion.

2. Inconsistent; opposite; contrary; as contradictory schemes.

Contradictory [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A proposition which denies or opposes another in all its terms; contrariety; inconsistency.

2. It is common with princes to will contradictories.

Contradictory [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.

2. Opposing or opposed; repugnant.

Contradictory [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.

2. propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity.

Contrariety Roget’s Thesaurus §14

N. contrariety, contrast, foil, antithesis, oppositeness, contradiction, antagonism, clashing, repugnance, inversion, the opposite, the reverse, the inverse, the converse, the antipodes, the antithesis, the other extreme

V. be contrary, contrast with, oppose, diller toto coelo, invert, reverse, turn the tables, turn topsy-turvy, turn end for end, turn upside down, turn inside out, contradict, contravene, antagonize

Adj. contrary, contrarious, contrariant, opposite, counter, dead against, converse, reverse, opposed, antithetical, contrasted, antipodean, antagonistic, opposing, conflicting, inconsistent, contradictory, at cross purposes, negative, hostile, differing toto coelo, diametrically opposite, diametrically opposed, as opposite as black and white, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as the poles, as different as night and day, "hyperion to a satyr", quite the contrary, quite the reverse, no such thing, just the other way, tout au contraire

Adv. contrarily, contra, contrariwise, per contra, on the contrary, nay rather, vice versa, on the other hand

Phr. "all concord's born of contraries", thesis, antithesis, synthesis

Counter Evidence Roget’s Thesaurus §468

N. counter evidence, evidence on the other side, evidence on the other hand, conflicting evidence, contradictory evidence, opposing evidence, disproof, refutation, negation, plea, vindication counter protest, "tu quoque" argument, other side of the shield, other side of the coin, reverse of the shield

V. countervail, oppose, mitigate against, rebut, subvert, cheek, weaken, contravene, contradict, tell the other side of the story, tell another story, turn the scale, alter the case, turn the tables, cut both ways, prove a negative, audire alteram partem

Adj. countervailing, contradictory, unattested, unauthenticated, unsupported by evidence, supposititious

Adv. on the contrary, per contra

Dissent Roget’s Thesaurus §489

N. dissent, discordance, # difference diversity of opinion, nonconformity, protestantism, recusancy, schism, disaffection, secession, recantation, dissension, discontent, cavilling, protest, contradiction, noncompliance, dissentient, dissenter, non-juror, non-content, nonconformist, sectary, separatist, recusant, schismatic, protestant, heretic, refusal

V. dissent, demur, call in question, differ in opinion, disagree, say no, refuse assent, refuse to admit, cavil, protest, raise one's voice against, repudiate, contradict, have no notion of, differ toto caelo, revolt at, revolt from the idea, shake the head, shrug the shoulders, look askance, look askant, secede, recant

Adj. dissenting, negative, dissident, dissentient, unconsenting, non-content, nonjuring, protestant, recusant, unconvinced, unconverted, unavowed, unacknowledged, out of the question, discontented, unwilling, extorted, sectarian, denominational, schismatic, heterodox, intolerant

Adv. no, at variance, at issue with, under protest

Phr. many men many minds, quot homines tot sententiae, tant s'en faut, il s'en faut bien, no way, by no means, count me out

Int. god forbid, not for the world, i'll be hanged if, never tell me, your humble servant, pardon me

Negation Roget’s Thesaurus §536

N. negation, abnegation, denial, disavowal, disclaimer, abjuration, contradiction, contravention, recusation, protest, recusancy, flat contradiction, emphatic contradiction, emphatic denial, dementi, qualification, repudiation, retraction, confutation, refusal, prohibition

V. deny, contradict, contravene, controvert, give denial to, gainsay, negative, shake the head, disown, disaffirm, disclaim, disavow, recant, revoke, dispute, impugn, traverse, rebut, join issue upon, bring in question, call in question, give (one) the lie in his throat, deny flatly, deny peremptorily, deny emphatically, deny absolutely, deny wholly, deny entirely, give the lie to, belie, repudiate, set aside, ignore, rebut, qualify, refuse, recuse

Adj. denying, denied, contradictory, negative, negatory, recusant, at issue upon

Adv. no, nay, not, nowise, not a bit, not a whit, not a jot, not at all, nohow, not in the least, not so, negative, negatory, no way, no such thing, nothing of the kind, nothing of the sort, quite the contrary, tout au contraire, far from it, tant s'en faut, on no account, in no respect, by no, by no manner of means, negatively, never, never in a million years, at no time

Phr. there never was a greater mistake, i know better, non haec in faedera, a thousand times no

Opposition Roget’s Thesaurus §708

N. n, opposition, antagonism, oppugnancy, oppugnation, impugnation|, contrariety, contravention, counteraction, counterplot, cross fire, undercurrent, head wind, clashing, collision, conflict, competition, two of a trade, rivalry, emulation, race, absence of aid, resistance, restraint, hindrance

V. oppose, counteract, run counter to, withstand, control, hinder, antagonize, oppugn, fly in the face of, go dead against, kick against, fall afoul of, run afoul of, set against, pit against, face, confront, cope with, make a stand, make a dead set against, set oneself against, set one's face against, protest against, vote against, raise one's voice against, disfavor, turn one's back upon, set at naught, slap in the face, slam the door in one's face, be at cross purposes, play at cross purposes, counterwork, countermine, thwart, overthwart, work against, undermine, stem, breast, encounter, stem the tide, breast the tide, stem the current, stem the flood, buffet the waves, beat up against, make head against, grapple with, kick against the pricks, contend, do battle -with, do battle against, contradict, contravene, belie, go against, run against, beat against, militate against, come in conflict with, emulate, rival, spoil one's trade

Adj. opposing, opposed, adverse, antagonistic, contrary, at variance, at issue, at war with, unfavorable, unfriendly, hostile, inimical, cross, unpropitious, in hostile array, front to front, with crossed bayonets, at daggers drawn, up in arms, resistant, competitive, emulous

Adv. against, versus, counter to, in conflict with, at cross purposes, against the grain, against the current, against the stream, against the wind, against the tide, with a headwind, with the wind ahead, with the wind in one's teeth, in spite, in despite, in defiance, in the way, in the teeth of, in the face of, across, athwart, overthwart, where the shoe pinches, in spite of one's teeth, though, even, quand meme, per contra

Phr. nitor in adversum