All contradiction synonyms

noun contradiction

• disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
• discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
• conflict — Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.
• difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
• inconsistency — the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
• dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
• denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
• opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
• incongruity — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
• contravention — an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
• dissension — strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
• opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
• defiance — Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
• negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
• confutation — the act of confuting
• illogicality — illogic.
• flaw — Also called windflaw. a sudden, usually brief windstorm or gust of wind.
• paradox — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
• ambiguity — If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
• disputation — the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate.
• challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
• refutation — an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
• bucking — bukh.
• gainsaying — to deny, dispute, or contradict.