contradict
verb (used with object)
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
contradicted
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past participleof contradict.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof contradict.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
contradictverb (used with object)to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
Example Sentences
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To succeed, you would need to show that your father had an established, longstanding estate plan that the final outcome contradicted.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Mrs Marple aka Hart wasn't going to let her off the hook that easily, however, noting how Fry's argument the previous night had contradicted that of the innocent but now sadly now departed My'la.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Xiao’s reveal drove the Americans to openly lambast each other, as one official dismissed Xiao’s assessments, only to be contradicted by colleagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
After some past shootings by immigration officers, including those in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, federal officials’ accounts that the officers acted in self-defense have been contradicted by video evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
At all times he took his way, right or wrong, and those who contradicted him had him to fight.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
