gainsay

Verb

Meaning

To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

challenge dispute evert negative fight conflict combat cross debate argue counter contest resist reject deny
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Antonyms

own support back evidence allow bear
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Hypernyms

contest contend repugn

Hyponyms

call

Derivatives

gainsaid gainsaying

Anagrams

gaysian

Examples

She challenged his claims Source: Internet

Rather than gainsay the legendary baseball sage Yogi Berra—who that it’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future—let’s stipulate some principles to shape the inquiry shaping the SSN(X). Source: Internet

It will be hard to gainsay her. Source: Internet

So you can boast about the Greatest Economy Ever if you are the Donald and reassure about a “solid” economy if you are stock-options rich Davos Man, but that doesn’t gainsay the unsustainable economic and monetary rot upon which it is all based. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gains or losses gainsaid gainsaw gainsayable gainsayer gainsaying