Synonyms 7

Question 1

deny

Answer 1

implies a refusal, usually outspoken, to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or the claims of

Question 2

gainsay

Answer 2

not now common in speech, implies opposition by a disputing of what someone else has said

Question 3

contradict

Answer 3

implying a flatter denial of the truth of an assertion, or a fact that lends itself to assertion, than does “gainsay,” commonly suggests that the contrary of an assertion is true or that the assertion is totally untrue

Question 4

traverse

Answer 4

chiefly a legal term in this sense, implies a formal denial, as of the truth of an allegation or the justice of an indictment

Question 5

impugn

Answer 5

implies very strongly a direct, commonly insulting, disputing, questioning, or contradicting

Question 6

contravene

Answer 6

implies strongly a coming into conflict but implies less strongly than the other terms an intentional opposition, suggesting rather some inherent incompatibility