contradicted
Went against stated
Contradicted is the past tense of contradict—to assert the opposite of what someone has said or to deny their statement directly: She contradicted him in front of everyone.
Evidence can also contradict a claim: The facts contradicted his testimony.
To contradict oneself is to say something inconsistent with what you said before.
Refusal to accept reality
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- refutationDisproving a statement
- disproveProve something untrue
- counterFlat service surface
rebut · dispute · challenge · oppose · reject · negate · invalidate · discredit
Difference between expected and actual
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- incongruityLack of harmony
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- conflictOpposition between parties
clash · dissonance · variance · divergence · anomaly · incompatibility · disagreement · tension
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- refutationDisproving a statement
- disproveProve something untrue
counter · rebut · dispute · challenge · oppose · reject · negate · invalidate · discredit · debunk
discrepancy
Difference between expected and actual
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- incongruityLack of harmony
- mismatchIncompatible combination
conflict · clash · dissonance · variance · divergence · anomaly · incompatibility · disagreement · tension · disparity
retract
Withdraw something said
rescind · overturn · annul · nullify · void · repeal · backtrack · renounce · disown · unsay
contradictedagreed
Shared the same view
agreed with · concurred · endorsed · supported · seconded
contradictedconfirmed
Established as accurate
corroborated · verified · validated · substantiated · proved
- contradiction in termsPhrase with incompatible elements
- logical contradictionMutually exclusive claims combined
- proof by contradictionDisprove by assuming converse
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