GRE vocabulary
gainsay
to deny or contradict; to declare false
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Gainsay in a sentence
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No one could gainsay the evidence that the bridge had been poorly built.
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Questions about “gainsay”
Gainsay (verb) means to deny or contradict; to declare false
Here is gainsay used in an example sentence: "No one could gainsay the evidence that the bridge had been poorly built."
Common synonyms for gainsay include contradict, dispute, deny, controvert.
Antonyms of gainsay include affirm, confirm, corroborate.
Gainsay is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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