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gainsaying
adjective as in negative
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- abrogating
- annulling
- anti
- con
- contrary
- contravening
- denying
- disallowing
- disavowing
- dissenting
- impugning
- invalidating
- jaundiced
- naysaying
- neutralizing
- nullifying
- opposing
- recusant
- refusing
- rejecting
- removed
- resisting
adjective as in opposed
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adjective as in opposed/opposing
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- against the grain
- allergic
- anti
- antipathetic
- antithetical
- antonymous
- at cross-purposes
- at odds
- averse
- battling
- clashing
- combating
- conflicting
- confronting
- contrary
- controverting
- counter
- crossing
- defending
- defensive
- denying
- disagreeing
- disputed
- disputing
- dissentient
- enemy
- exposing
- facing
- hostile
- in opposition
- incompatible
- inimical
- irreconcilable
- objecting
- obstructive
- opposite
- protesting
- repelling
- restrictive
- rival
- up against
- warring
adjective as in oppositional
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- adversarial
- adverse
- against the grain
- allergic
- antagonistic
- anti
- antipathetic
- antithetical
- antonymous
- at cross-purposes
- at odds
- averse
- battling
- clashing
- combating
- conflicting
- confronting
- contrary
- controverting
- counter
- crossing
- defending
- defensive
- denying
- disagreeing
- disputed
- disputing
- dissentient
- enemy
- exposing
- facing
- hostile
- in opposition
- incompatible
- inimical
- irreconcilable
- objecting
- obstructive
- opposed
- opposite
- protesting
- repelling
- restrictive
- rival
- up against
- warring
noun as in contradiction
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noun as in denial
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noun as in negation
noun as in palinode
noun as in recantation
noun as in retractation
noun as in retraction
noun as in traversal
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Example Sentences
Mrs. Owen clearly admired Sylvia, and Sylvia was a charming girl—there was no gainsaying that.
But if 'tis duty, my lad, England expec's and I'm not gainsaying.
For consider Him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against themselves, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.
With that word the speaker turned slowly, walked with an even pace to the door, and opened it, none gainsaying him.
There was no denying the physical appeal of the lithe, sinuous Russian; there was no gainsaying the call of the blood.
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On this page you'll find 490 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gainsaying, such as: adverse, gloomy, pessimistic, unfavorable, weak, and abrogating.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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