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
His remarks contradicted assurances from agency officials that mass firings were not permitted under law.
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Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The result was his second masterpiece, Philosophical Investigations, published after his death in 1953 — a book that flatly contradicted the Tractatus.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The eyewitnesses — boaters who were on the scene immediately after the crash, before first responders — contradicted several key aspects of the FWC report.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Those same agencies are now spreading obvious misinformation, widely contradicted by the medical field.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
In October 2020, YouTube had announced a ban on videos that include claims about coronavirus vaccinations and treatments that contradicted information from health authorities.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Kimmel’s comment seemed to imply that Kirk’s alleged killer, the 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, is a MAGA supporter—an implication now contradicted by most available evidence.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Indeed, those details sometimes contradicted what linguists would predict based on previous research.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The fact that Earhart started out as Putnam's mistress contradicted Shapiro's early squeaky-clean image of Earhart and drove her to delve deeper into the life of this extraordinary woman.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Tylenol's manufacturer, Kenvue, refuted the claims and stated that independent science shows acetaminophen does not cause autism.—
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The debunked claim that vaccines are tied to autism stems from a 1998 study by British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield in The Lancet, which has since been refuted by numerous studies.—
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Country music artist Morgan Wallen initially denied throwing a chair off the roof of Nashville bar Chief’s in 2024, according to police video footage obtained by The Associated Press.—
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Combs remains behind bars, having been denied bail prior to sentencing.—
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What first attracted you may be questioned when the Sagittarius moon confronts Venus.—
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Chief Justice Ann Timmer and Justices James Beene and Montgomery had also questioned it.—
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At the time, Bailey denied claims that the film was initially rejected due to censorship but rather footage clearance and security concerns.—
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But his grades had been mediocre, and he was rejected right and left, which neither fazed nor surprised him.—
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“Contradicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradicted. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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