CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: NOUN
- N/A
- A relation of direct opposition
- Exact opposition
- Two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
- A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
- An adversary.
- A contradiction; a denial.
- One of a pair of characters, propositions, statements, or terms, the most different possible within the same general sphere or class. See I., 3.
- One of a pair of objects placed at opposite points or seen in opposite directions; an opposite.
- The opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another. See Converse, n., 1.
- See Contraries.
- In opposition; on the other hand.
- To an opposite purpose or intent; on the other side.
- The opposite.
- One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true.
- A proposition related to another in such a way that if the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false, the former is not necessarily true.
- Either of two opposing or contrary things.
- An opponent; an enemy.
- Something that is opposite or contrary.
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- Adverse; unfavorable.
- Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval.
- Opposite in direction or position: : opposite.
- Opposed, as in character or purpose.
- In an opposing direction
- Of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
- Strongly dissimilar
- Opposed in nature
- Very opposed in nature or character or purpose
- Resistant to guidance or discipline
- Given to recalcitrant behavior; willful or perverse.
- The progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending.
- Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other.
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
- Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
- Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward.
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: VERB
- Be resistant to
- Prove negative; show to be false
- Be in contradiction with
- To speak against; to forbid.
- To deny the truth of (a statement or statements).
- To make a statement denying the truth of the statement(s) made by (a person).
- Deny the truth of
- To oppose; to frustrate.
- To impugn.
- To contradict (someone or something).
- To do the opposite of (someone or something).
- To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
- To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
- To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To assert to be untrue, often by saying the opposite: : deny.
- To assert the opposite of a statement or idea put forward by (someone).
- To be contrary to; be inconsistent with.
- To make a contradictory statement.
- To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.
- N/A
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
- 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.
- To contradict or oppose; to thwart.
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: ADVERB
- N/A
- In an opposite direction or manner; counter.
- Contrarily
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Synonyms To gainsay, impugn, controvert, dispute. To contravene.
- To utter a contrary statement or a contradiction; deny.
- To oppose; act or be directly contrary to; be inconsistent with: as, the statement which was made contradicts experience.
- 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 assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically: as, his statement was at once contradicted.
- Prove negative
- Show to be false
- To speak or declare against; forbid.
- In a contrary way; with a contrary result.
- In heraldry, oppositely; contrariwise: said of two bearings each of which is in some sense the reverse of the other.
- To oppose; contradict.
- Opposite; opposed; at the opposite point or in an opposite direction.
- Extremely unlike; the most unlike of anything within the same class: thus, hot and cold, up and down, sage and fool, heaven and hell, are contrary terms.
- Adverse; hostile; opposing; antagonistic; opposite; conflicting.
- Given to contradiction; acting in opposition; captious; perverse; intractable; unaccommodating.
- Wilful, Untoward, etc. See wayward.
- In botany, at right angles to: as, a silique compressed contrary to the dissepiment (that is, in a direction at right angles to it, in distinction from a parallel direction).
- (idiom) (by contraries) In opposition to what is expected.
- (idiom) (on the contrary) In opposition to what has been stated or what is expected.
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: RELATED WORDS
- Disavow, Violate, Gainsay, Antithetical, Rebut, Undermine, Disprove, Contradictory, Refute, Contrary, Oppose, Negate, Controvert, Belie, Contravene
- Contravenes, Contradicted, Contradict, Contradicts, Antonymous, Wayward, Disobedient, Unfavourable, Different, Unfavorable, Obstinate, Adverse, Reverse, Opposite, Perverse
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Invalidate, Conflicted, Violate, Antithetical, Rebut, Undermine, Disprove, Contradictory, Refute, Contrary, Oppose, Negate, Controvert, Belie, Contravene
- Contravenes, Contradicted, Contradict, Contradicts, Antonymous, Wayward, Disobedient, Unfavourable, Different, Unfavorable, Obstinate, Adverse, Reverse, Opposite, Perverse
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- God seemed, in our eyes, to contradict it.
- No, because those two goals contradict each other.
- It was that events would contradict ordeal results.
- Information from different sources may contradict each other.
- Note: No procedure can contradict policy or regulation.
- Why do you always have to contradict me?
- These refusal laws appear to contradict professional guidance.
- Some studies seem to contradict the above results.
- There are a few nuances that contradict this.
- Naegleria gruberi, whereas others contradict already published data.
- The Reliance Liquidator has offered no contrary evidence.
- As a matter of fact Jesus said contrary.
- In fact I hear and see the contrary.
- Note has made an agreement to the contrary.
- Chairman and NAB representatives compel a contrary conclusion.
- No such contrary authority exists for good reason.
- On the contrary, war will only hasten it.
- This position also is contrary to the Catholic faith, which, on the contrary, considers the salvific incarnation of the Word as a trinitarian event.
- Believing, like seeing, has no polar opposite, though contrary dogmas may be believed, as contrary colours may be seen.
- Invert, to turn into a contrary direction; to place in a contrary order oi method.
CONTRADICT vs CONTRARY: QUESTIONS
- Do different schools of feng shui contradict each other?
- Does the Cochrane Ecological Institute contradict science-based protocols?
- Does the doctrine of eternal security contradict scripture?
- Does Jake Pentecost contradict the Pacific Rim mythology?
- Do Tibetan monks have powers that contradict science?
- Why do some scientific theories contradict the Bible?
- Does evolution contradict the biblical account of creation?
- Does Socrates contradict himself in the indictment?
- Does Medjugorje contradict Catholic magisterial teaching?
- Does Amoris laetitia contradict established doctrine?
- Was Georgia's election conducted contrary to clearly established law?
- Was Khalid produced in handcuffs despite two contrary court orders?
- Can one serve two masters of contrary character from Love?
- Can a contrary intention to joint beneficial ownership be inferred?
- When is an agreement to the contrary null and void?
- Can an established theory be challenged by contrary evidence?
- What do you call someone who makes contrary decisions?
- Do contrary motion scales help with playing the piano?
- Is alexithymia a psychological dimension contrary to empathy?
- What is the relation holding between contrary sentences?