contradicted

verb

past tense of contradict
1
as in refuted
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another) no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me

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2
as in denied
to declare not to be true his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier

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Recent Examples of contradicted But then a junior copywriter pulled me aside with test data that directly contradicted my gut feeling. — William Decourcy, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Some reported a few dozen microbe types, others more than 900, and one company even contradicted itself on the same sample. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026 This recognition contradicted almost two centuries of Colonial practice, making it among the most radical achievements of the founding era. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 24 June 2026 These emergency decisions have thrown lower courts’ processes into turmoil and have sometimes directly contradicted longstanding legal precedent. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026 The family ordered their own independent autopsy, and the results contradicted the conclusions drawn by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 Hwang rejected Haney’s motion after federal prosecutor Mark Williams countered that expert testimony contradicted Rinderknecht’s defense on multiple occasions. — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 25 June 2026 Specifically, the campaign, which also purportedly contradicted national vaccine recommendations in several EU member states, suggested the evidence for using the CSL vaccine was weaker than for using the Sanofi vaccine. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 June 2026 Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly, announced Monday that the official toll stood at 1,719 people killed and 5,000 injured, and warned the public against sharing information that contradicted authorities. — ABC News, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradicted
  1. refuted
  2. denied
  3. questioned
  4. rejected
Verb
  • Wainger also refuted the assertion that Pennel had expected to be arrested.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Reports emerged earlier this year that Beatrice and Eugenie were not invited to Royal Ascot, only to be refuted by subsequent reports claiming that they were invited, after all.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 June 2026
Definition of refuted
Verb
  • Graf denied a defense request to force Robinson's partner to travel from Texas to testify in person.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of denied
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  • Asked about the impact of successor Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence, Kamrava questioned the official explanation of security concerns, especially given the public appearance of other senior figures, and pointed to previous reports of his injury.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • His behavior under stress is dangerous to his officers and crew, and his authority is questioned.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of questioned
Verb
  • The Yolo County Board of Supervisors rejected those findings.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • In May, the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times alleging discrimination against a white male employee, which the Times has rejected as politically motivated.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of rejected

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