contradicts
Meaning of contradicts
verb, 3rd person present
- deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims
he did not contradict what he said last week
late 16th century: from Latin contradict- ‘spoken against’, from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’.
Information about contradicts
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of contradicts is: contradict.
- Languages in which contradicts is used:
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Hyphenation of contradicts
con-tra-dicts
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- contradicts is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
contradicts synonyms
Meaning state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of:
Meaning deny or contradict (a statement or accusation):
Meaning claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false:
Meaning question whether (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid:
Meaning a long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria:
Meaning deny or contradict (a fact or statement):
Meaning deny the truth of (something):
Meaning prove (a person or an assertion or accusation) to be wrong:
Meaning prove to be untrue:
contradicts antonyms
Meaning establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed or suspected to be the case):
Meaning make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified:
Words that rhyme with contradicts
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