4 words match “contradict”

• contradict verb

  to say the opposite of what someone else has said; to be opposite to something

  The two witnesses contradicted each other about the color of the car.

  Like deny, conflict with

• contradiction noun

  a difference between two statements or facts that cannot both be true

  There is a contradiction between saying you are too tired to walk and then running to the shop.

  Like inconsistency, conflict

• contradictory adjective

  opposite to each other, so both cannot be true

  The weather reports were contradictory: one said rain and the other said sunshine.

  Like conflicting, inconsistent

• paradox noun

  a statement or situation that seems impossible because it contains two opposite facts

  It is a paradox that the more you rush, the slower you sometimes finish.

  Like contradiction, puzzle