ASSEVERATION Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For ASSEVERATION
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contradiction | nounn | |||||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||||
denial | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||||
disagreement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing | ||||||||
disavowal | nounn | |||||||
noun • denial of any connection with or knowledge of | ||||||||
disclaimer | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something • denial of any connection with or knowledge of | ||||||||
dissent | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority • a difference of opinion • the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent verb • withhold assent • express opposition through action or words • be of different opinions | ||||||||
rebuttal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument • (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder | ||||||||
refutation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something • the act of determining that something is false |