gainsaid Antonyms

Meaning of gainsaid

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gainsaid (imp. & p. p.)

of Gainsay

gainsaid Sentence Examples

  1. The scientist's groundbreaking theory was met with skepticism and gainsaid by his colleagues.
  2. Despite the overwhelming evidence, the prosecutor's argument was gainsaid by the defense attorney.
  3. The politician's speech, rife with fallacies, was easily gainsaid by the opposition.
  4. The witness's testimony was gainsaid by multiple accounts that contradicted his version of events.
  5. The expert's opinion was gainsaid by a study that reached the opposite conclusion.
  6. The child's claim of innocence was gainsaid by the undeniable evidence against him.
  7. The plan to expand the company seemed foolhardy and was swiftly gainsaid by the board of directors.
  8. The rumor that the celebrity was dating a supermodel was gainsaid by the sighting of him with a different companion.
  9. The historian's interpretation of the historical event was gainsaid by the discovery of new evidence.
  10. The author's assertion that the book was a masterpiece was gainsaid by the scathing reviews it received.

FAQs About the word gainsaid

of Gainsay

refuted, rejected,denied, disowned, disavowed, disconfirmed, negated, disclaimed, disallowed, disaffirmed

adopted, owned, admitted, confirmed, accepted, allowed, allowed,acknowledged, conceded, acknowledged

The scientist's groundbreaking theory was met with skepticism and gainsaid by his colleagues.

Despite the overwhelming evidence, the prosecutor's argument was gainsaid by the defense attorney.

The politician's speech, rife with fallacies, was easily gainsaid by the opposition.

The witness's testimony was gainsaid by multiple accounts that contradicted his version of events.