contradicting
Denying another's claim
Contradicting is asserting the opposite of what someone else has said, or denying the truth of a statement: She kept contradicting everything he said.
It can also describe actions or evidence that conflict with claims: The data is contradicting our hypothesis.
To contradict oneself is to say things that can't both be true.
Prove something untrue
- rebutDisprove by argument
- disavowDeny any association
- retractWithdraw something said
- recantFormally withdraw a statement
disclaim · repudiate · negate · debunk · invalidate · gainsay · challenge · dispute
Nullify by opposing force
- counterFlat service surface
- challengeTest of ability
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
rebuff · contest · contravene · controvert · go against · fly in the face of · take issue with · call into question
Difference between expected and actual
- incongruityLack of harmony
- varianceSpread around the mean
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- dissonanceLack of harmony
mismatch · disparity · conflict · clash · incompatibility · disagreement · opposition · contrariety
Self-contradicting phrase device
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- self-refutingContradicts itself by existing
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
catch-22 · antinomy · incoherence · self-defeating · circular reasoning
refute
Prove something untrue
recant · disclaim · repudiate · negate · debunk · invalidate · gainsay · challenge · dispute · reject
counteract
Nullify by opposing force
resist · rebuff · contest · contravene · controvert · go against · fly in the face of · take issue with · call into question
discrepancy
Difference between expected and actual
- incongruityLack of harmony
- varianceSpread around the mean
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
dissonance · mismatch · disparity · conflict · clash · incompatibility · disagreement · opposition · contrariety · antithesis
oxymoron
Self-contradicting phrase device
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- self-refutingContradicts itself by existing
absurdity · catch-22 · antinomy · incoherence · self-defeating · circular reasoning
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- confusing actionsmisleading, misdirecting, obfuscating, muddling, garbling
- repudiatingrenouncing, disclaiming, rejecting, disavowing, disowning
contradictingagreeing
Sharing the same view
confirming · affirming · corroborating · supporting · endorsing
contradictingconforming
Meeting accepted standards
matching · harmonizing · corresponding · coinciding · dovetailing
contradictingconforming
Meeting accepted standards
aligning · harmonizing · matching · corresponding · according
- contradiction in termsPhrase with incompatible elements
- logical contradictionMutually exclusive claims combined
- proof by contradictionDisprove by assuming converse