gain·say
gain·say/ˌɡānˈsā/
verb
deny or contradict (a fact or statement).
"the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid"
synonyms: deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, declare untrue, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, fly in the face of, disprove, debunk, explode, discredit, refute, rebut, brush aside, shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames), disaffirm, controvert, confute
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1. to declare to be untrue or invalid 2. contradict, oppose did not dare to gainsay the king gainsayer noun
verb (used with object) · to deny, dispute, or contradict. · to speak or act against; oppose.
to refuse to accept something as the truth: Certainly there's no gainsaying (= it is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his performance.
Gainsay, a verb, means "contradict" or "speak out against." When you challenge authority, you gainsay, as in teachers don't like it when unruly students gainsay ...
gainsay in American English · 1. to deny · 2. to contradict · 3. to speak or act against; oppose. noun.
to say against, say in opposition to, equivalent to gain- + say. Compare Old Danish gensige (“to speak against; gainsay”), Swedish gensaga (“a speaking against ...
to deny or disagree with (something) : to show or say that (something) is not true — used in negative statements. There is no gainsaying such evidence.
Dec 20, 2022 · Gainsay is a formal word that means “to deny or disagree with something,” or “to show or say that (something) is not true.”
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gainsay something to say that something is not true; to disagree with or deny something synonym deny. Nobody can gainsay his claims.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb gainsay. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.