Difference between Contradict and Refute | Contradict vs Refute

CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: NOUN

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See refuit.

CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: 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

Prove to be false or incorrect
Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: 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.

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CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: TRANSITIVE VERB

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 be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.

To repudiate.
To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof.
To deny the accuracy or truth of.

CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: OTHER WORD TYPES

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 oppose; act or be directly contrary to; be inconsistent with: as, the statement which was made contradicts experience.
To speak or declare against; forbid.
Synonyms To gainsay, impugn, controvert, dispute. To contravene.
To utter a contrary statement or a contradiction; deny.
To assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically: as, his statement was at once contradicted.
Show to be false
Prove negative

Synonyms Confute and Refute agree in representing a quick and thorough answer to assertions made by another. Confute applies to arguments, refute to both arguments and charges.
To overcome in argument; prove to be in error: as, to refute a disputant.
To disprove and overthrow by argument or countervailing proof; prove to be false or erroneous: as, to refute a doctrine or an accusation.

CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: RELATED WORDS

Disavow, Violate, Gainsay, Antithetical, Rebut, Undermine, Disprove, Contradictory, Refute, Contrary, Oppose, Negate, Controvert, Belie, Contravene

Rejects, Denies, Prove, Negate, Reject, Quash, Repudiate, Gainsay, Dismiss, Deny, Dispel, Contradict, Controvert, Rebut, Disprove

CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: DESCRIBE WORDS

Invalidate, Conflicted, Violate, Antithetical, Rebut, Undermine, Disprove, Contradictory, Refute, Contrary, Oppose, Negate, Controvert, Belie, Contravene

Belie, Counteract, Denies, Prove, Negate, Reject, Quash, Repudiate, Dismiss, Deny, Dispel, Contradict, Controvert, Rebut, Disprove

CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: 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.

How are you going to refute that claim?
Those conclusions are troubling and difficult to refute.
Respondents have offered no evidence to refute Dr.
Petitioner cannot refute the assessment by mere denials.
Does the evidence support or refute your claim?
Respondent offered no evidence to refute this charge.
Refutation: In this section, you refute the concession.
You never once refute any of my arguments.
Christ frequently used questions to refute His adversaries.
He said, and feel free to refute this.

CONTRADICT vs REFUTE: 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?

What did the author learn in high school biology to refute evolution?
How many books have been written to refute the bell curve?
How did this netizen refute the malicious rumors about Karina?
Does Sephiroth refute cloud's claim that he killed Nibelheim?
Are there any websites that refute Zeitgeist (The movie)?
Why is it important to refute the opposing position?
How does natural selection refute the theory of evolution?
How can a writer successfully refute an opposing argument?
How can qualitative research refute a hypothesis about causality?
Do scientists refute Darwin's theory on appendixes?

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