contradict
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
be in contradiction with
Types & categories
- deviate hypernym
Related & opposite
- negation derivation
- mutually exclusive derivation
- at oddsp derivation
- confounding derivation
- contradictory derivation
Sense 2 verb
deny the truth of
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- negation derivation
- contradiction derivation
- negation derivation
- negative derivation
- mutually exclusive derivation
- contradictory derivation
Sense 3 verb
be resistant to
The board opposed his motion
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- antagonist derivation
- opponent derivation
Sense 4 verb
prove negative; show to be false
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- substantiate antonym
- negative derivation
- logical system domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | negation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutually exclusive |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | at oddsp |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confounding |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | contradictory |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | deviate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | negation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contradiction |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | negation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | negative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutually exclusive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contradictory |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disagree |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | deny |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | opponent |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | refute |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | veto |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | protest |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | substantiate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | negative |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | logical system |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | shew |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | nullify |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | disprove |