The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BELIE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Contradict crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BELIE | 55 % | 5 |
| DENY | 24 % | 4 |
| REBUT | 12 % | 5 |
| REFUTE | 4 % | 6 |
| GAINSAY | 3 % | 7 |
| NEGATE | 2 % | 6 |
| NAYSAY | 1 % | 6 |
| GIVETHELIETO | 1 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contradict
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- oppose
- negate
- contravene
- controvert
- belie
- gainsay
- contrary
- contradictory
- antagonize
- disprove
- refute
- antithetical
Crossword Answer definitions
BELIE verb- To lie around; encompass.
- (of an army) To surround; beleaguer.
- To tell lies about.
- To give a false representation of.
- To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
- To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
- To show, evince, demonstrate: to show (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
- To mimic; to counterfeit.
- To fill with lies.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BELIE
- Prove false
- Misrepresent
- Picture falsely
- Contradict
- Disprove
- Discredit
- Suggest otherwise about
- Run counter to
- Refute
- Show to be false
More clues leading to the result DENY
- Just say no
- Refuse to believe
- Say it isn't so
- Turn down
- Gainsay
- Refuse to accept
- Refute
- Reject as false
- Repudiate
- Say (it) isn't so
More clues leading to the result REBUT
- Counter
- Offer counterevidence
- Part of a debate
- Show otherwise
- Answer in court
- Counterargue
- Counterpunch verbally
- Try to disprove
- Disprove
- Go second in a debate
More clues leading to the result REFUTE
- Prove false
- Contradict
- Prove to be false
- Disprove
- Prove wrong
- Show to be false
- Disprove.
- Show to be invalid.
- Prove false.
- Show to be false.
More clues leading to the result GAINSAY
- Deny
- Dispute
- Contradict
- Challenge
- Contradict.
- Deny.
- Give the lie to.
- Oppose.
- Deny, as a fact
- Take exception to
More clues leading to the result NEGATE
More clues leading to the result NAYSAY
- Deny
- Be a pessimist
- Reject verbally
- Come out against
- Not go with
- Oppose
- Reject
- Speak against
- Refuse.
- Contradict