intransitive verb. To assert to be untrue, often by saying the opposite: synonym: deny.

intransitive verb. To assert the opposite of a statement or idea put forward by (someone).

intransitive verb. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with.

intransitive verb. To make a contradictory statement.

To assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically: as, his statement was at once contradicted.

To deny the words or assertion of; address or speak of in contradiction: as, he contradicted the previous speaker; I contradicted him to his face.

To oppose; act or be directly contrary to; be inconsistent with: as, the statement which was made contradicts experience.

To speak or declare against; forbid.

Synonyms To gainsay, impugn, controvert, dispute. To contravene.

To utter a contrary statement or a contradiction; deny.

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

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.

transitive verb. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.

verb. To speak against; to forbid.

verb. To deny the truth of (a statement or statements).

verb. To make a statement denying the truth of the statement(s) made by (a person).

verb. be in contradiction with

verb. prove negative; show to be false

verb. be resistant to

verb. deny the truth of

"Even the word contradict implies a civilized disagreement “Father, I beg to differ with you” as opposed to the humiliating public showdowns many of us have experienced."

gainsay  oppose  

depart  deviate  diverge  vary  

addict  afflict  clicked  conflict  constrict  

abjure  abrogate  agree to disagree  annul  answer  

contradicted  contradicting  contradictional  contradictively  contradicts