The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BELIES , but the solution may also be DENIES which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Contradicts crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BELIES | 42 % | 6 |
| REBUTS | 25 % | 6 |
| GAINSAYS | 13 % | 8 |
| DENIES | 13 % | 6 |
| NEGATES | 4 % | 7 |
| CROSSES | 4 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contradicts
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- oppose
- negate
- contravene
- controvert
- belie
- belies
- contrary
- contrasts
- contravened
- contravenes
- counters
- defeats
Crossword Answer definitions
BELIES 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 BELIES
- Contradicts
- Proves to be false
- Proves otherwise
- Shows to be false
- Disproves.
- Contradicts.
- Misrepresents.
- Disproves
- Proves false
- Disguises
More clues leading to the result REBUTS
- Presents an opposing case
- Has an answer to
- Gives the other side, in court
- Counters in court
- Disproves
- Invalidates
- Controverts
- Counterargues
- Says it isn't so
- Argues back
More clues leading to the result GAINSAYS
More clues leading to the result DENIES
- Disavows
- Saves, as a goalie
- Controverts
- Gainsays
- Says it isn't so
- Turns down
- Refuses to admit
- Says "I didn't do it!"
- Refuses to allow
- Declares untrue
More clues leading to the result NEGATES
- Cancels
- Nullifies
- Cancels out
- Contradicts
- Makes not so
- Undoes
- Denies the truth of
- Counteracts
- Makes ineffective
- Rules out