Synonyms for CONTRADICT: refute, disagree (with), resist, question, gainsay, challenge, oppose, rebut; Antonyms of CONTRADICT: agree (with), concur (with), ...

25 нояб. 2014 г. · (Get it?) Paraprosdokia means starting a sentence with one thought and then abruptly shifting to a totally different (and usually contrary) one.

14 сент. 2011 г. · 1. Apology: A statement of contrition for an action, or a defense of one 2. Aught: All, or nothing 3. Bill: A payment, or an invoice for payment 4. Bolt: To ...

30 сент. 2013 г. · 'Irony' or 'paradox' are two words that spring to mind. Irony comes in a variety of forms, but all of them involve apparent contradiction in some way.

A contronym, also known as a 'Janus word,' is a word that is its own opposite—like 'fast', which can describe both quick movement, and lack of movement.

Strongest matches: belie, contravene, counter, deny, differ, disprove, negate, repudiate. Strong matches: buck, challenge, confront, controvert, counteract, ...

Oxymorons are words that communicate contradictions. The term oxymoron is first recorded as Latinized Greek oxymōrum, in Maurus Servius Honoratus (c. AD 400); ...

25 апр. 2021 г. · A homonym is a word that is spelled the same but has a different meaning. When the meanings are opposite, or contrary, the term is contranym.

29 июн. 2021 г. · Here we delve into the charming world of the contranym, a word that has two distinct meanings that are contradictory or opposite.

"Contra-" usually means "against," and to contradict is to go against or say the opposite of what someone else is doing or saying.