contradict
English Thesaurus
1. prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition)
2. be resistant to (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | rebut, refute, |
definition | : | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | blackball, negative, veto, |
definition | : | vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
3. deny the truth of (verb.communication)
hyponym | : | deny, |
definition | : | declare untrue; contradict (verb.communication) |
4. be in contradiction with (verb.stative)
5. prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | negative, |
definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
6. be resistant to (verb.communication)
derivation | : | opponent, opposing, |
definition | : | characterized by active hostility (adj.all) |
7. deny the truth of (verb.communication)
derivation | : | negation, |
definition | : | the speech act of negating (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | contradiction, |
definition | : | the speech act of contradicting someone (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | negation, |
definition | : | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | negative, |
definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
derivation | : | contradictory, |
definition | : | of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false (adj.all) |
8. be in contradiction with (verb.stative)
derivation | : | negation, |
definition | : | (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | contradictory, |
definition | : | of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false (adj.all) |
9. prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | negative, |
definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
10. be resistant to (verb.communication)
derivation | : | opponent, opposing, |
definition | : | characterized by active hostility (adj.all) |
11. deny the truth of (verb.communication)
derivation | : | negation, |
definition | : | the speech act of negating (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | contradiction, |
definition | : | the speech act of contradicting someone (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | negation, |
definition | : | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | negative, |
definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
derivation | : | contradictory, |
definition | : | of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false (adj.all) |
12. be in contradiction with (verb.stative)
derivation | : | negation, |
definition | : | (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | contradictory, |
definition | : | of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false (adj.all) |
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