DISAGREES (WITH) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

disagrees (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of disagree (with)

as in contradicts

to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another) she disagreed with me when I said that the jacket was dark blue

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The decision contradicts another, earlier, appellate ruling that New Jersey’s gambling laws don’t trump the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
Fuoco also argued that the idea contradicts the city’s Vision Zero plan, which aims to create safer streets, particularly for kids to walk and bike to school.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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