CONTRADICTED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

contradicted

verb

past tense of contradict

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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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 Evidence contradicted his story of being attacked with a box cutter, including an absence of blood on the weapon’s blade, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors reduced some to misdemeanors, and dismissed others when evidence came to light that directly contradicted what agents had alleged happened. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Creation, they were told, literally occurred over seven days; science and scientists contradicted the Bible and could not be trusted. — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 O'Neill previewed the states' arguments, which rely heavily on internal Meta communications and studies that the states say contradicted many of the company's public statements. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 But others have contradicted the Tee Times account, particularly Joel Beall from Golf Digest. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Surveillance footage of the event contradicted what Lozano reported to his supervisors. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026 But cell phone footage captured by bystanders contradicted that account. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 The defense wrote that Lee’s statements in the recorded phone calls directly contradicted the defensive theory and strategy that Gonzalez was the person who caused all the injuries and the death of the child. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026

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The State Department has refuted the allegations against Chen.

— Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The State Department has refuted arguments that funding cuts contributed to a slower response to the virus.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuted

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He was initially detained and questioned then released from Bahamian custody in April.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Several election officials and government advocates have questioned how quickly the Postal Service can stand up the systems necessary to ensure the rule can be followed for this election.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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But others have rejected the idea that the system failed Clancy and have been highly critical of her supporters, including conservative commentators Matt Walsh and Megyn Kelly.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Last year, Manchester United were in discussions with him and made a loan bid in the latter stages of the summer transfer window which was rejected.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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