contradict
verb (used with object)
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
have contradicted
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present perfectof contradict.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But Larijani and top military commanders have contradicted him and continued launching strikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
"Japan keeps sending a conflicting message," Prof Shin says, referring to instances where leaders have contradicted each other in their statements on Japan's wartime history.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
However, other studies have contradicted this by revealing a significant difference in reflectance spectra between Ryugu samples and CI chondrites.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023
I could report that he said this one thing about tax policy, but he might have contradicted it 10 minutes later in a different part of the conversation.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2021
For myself, I am never satisfied that I have handled a subject properly till I have contradicted myself at least three times: but once must do for this evening.
From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John
