contradicting
contradicting — verb
- contradictingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- contradictings3rd person singular
- contradictinging-ing form
- contradictingedpast simple
1. When a person contradicts, they say the reverse of something another person has
When a person contradicts, they say the reverse of something another person has just expressed. When facts or statements contradict, they do not match each other and cannot both be right at the same time.
Quinn kept contradicting the teacher during the science lesson, insisting the textbook was wrong.
contradict + person for verbal opposition
The witness testimony contradicted the security camera footage the police had collected.
contradict + statement/fact for logical conflict
Soraya's cheerful smile contradicted the sadness in her eyes after the news arrived.
The lab results contradicted the early diagnosis, so Dr. Okafor ordered more tests.
If you love cats but complain about strays, you're contradicting yourself.
- dispute
more active — involves arguing or questioning rather than simply stating the opposite
- deny
narrower — focuses on claiming something is not true, not on logical incompatibility
- refute
stronger — implies proving something is wrong with evidence, not merely asserting the opposite
- challenge
broader — can mean questioning or expressing doubt, not necessarily stating the opposite
文法句型
contradict + person
contradict + statement/fact
contradict + yourself
用法筆記
Frequently used with a person as direct object (contradicting me) or with an abstract noun such as claim, evidence, statement, report. The pattern contradict + yourself is common when pointing out someone's internal inconsistency. Stative uses (facts contradict each other) are more natural in simple present than progressive aspect.
常見錯誤
contradicting — adjective
- contradictingpositive
- more contradictingcomparative
- most contradictingsuperlative
1. Describing two or more things that point in opposite directions and cannot all b
Describing two or more things that point in opposite directions and cannot all be correct at the same time. Used of statements, evidence, reports, or opinions that conflict with one another.
The two witnesses gave contradicting accounts of the car accident outside the bank.
contradicting + accounts (attributive use)
Hugo received contradicting advice from the travel agent and the embassy website.
The study produced contradicting data that left the research team baffled for weeks.
Maja's directly contradicting budget statements prompted the manager to seek a third opinion.
Newspapers printed contradicting reports about the election results on the same morning.
- contradictory
the more common adjective form; interchangeable but preferred in most contexts
- conflicting
slightly softer — things that conflict may not be logically impossible, just hard to reconcile
- inconsistent
broader — means not matching or not in agreement, not necessarily opposite
- opposing
focuses on being on different sides rather than logical incompatibility
- consistent
not containing or showing any contradiction
- harmonious
in agreement; fitting together well
文法句型
contradicting + noun
be + contradicting
用法筆記
Less common than the adjective contradictory, which is the standard form in most contexts. Contradicting is primarily used attributively before nouns (contradicting reports, contradicting statements) rather than in predicative position. Reserve for formal or academic writing.