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gainsay
gain·say G0009500 (gān-sā′, gān′sā′)tr.v. gain·said (-sād′, -sĕd′), gain·say·ing, gain·says (-sāz′, -sĕz′) 1. To declare to be false; deny. See Synonyms at deny.2. To oppose (someone), especially by contradiction: "She was going to fashion the end of her existence in her own way, and in this determination she would not be gainsaid" (Louis Auchincloss).
[Middle English gainsayen : gain-, against (from Old English gegn-) + sayen, to say (from Old English secgan; see say).]
gain·say′er n.gainsay (ɡeɪnˈseɪ) vb, -says, -saying or -said (tr) archaic or literary to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc); contradict[C13 gainsaien, from gain- against + saien to say1] gainˈsayer ngain•say (ˈgeɪnˌseɪ, geɪnˈseɪ)
v.t. -said, -say•ing. 1. to deny; dispute; contradict. 2. to speak or act against; oppose. [1250–1300; Middle English gainsaien; see again, say] gain′say`er, n. gainsay
Past participle: gainsaid
Gerund: gainsaying
| Present |
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| I gainsay | | you gainsay | | he/she/it gainsays | | we gainsay | | you gainsay | | they gainsay |
| Preterite |
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| I gainsaid | | you gainsaid | | he/she/it gainsaid | | we gainsaid | | you gainsaid | | they gainsaid |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am gainsaying | | you are gainsaying | | he/she/it is gainsaying | | we are gainsaying | | you are gainsaying | | they are gainsaying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have gainsaid | | you have gainsaid | | he/she/it has gainsaid | | we have gainsaid | | you have gainsaid | | they have gainsaid |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was gainsaying | | you were gainsaying | | he/she/it was gainsaying | | we were gainsaying | | you were gainsaying | | they were gainsaying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had gainsaid | | you had gainsaid | | he/she/it had gainsaid | | we had gainsaid | | you had gainsaid | | they had gainsaid |
| Future |
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| I will gainsay | | you will gainsay | | he/she/it will gainsay | | we will gainsay | | you will gainsay | | they will gainsay |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have gainsaid | | you will have gainsaid | | he/she/it will have gainsaid | | we will have gainsaid | | you will have gainsaid | | they will have gainsaid |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be gainsaying | | you will be gainsaying | | he/she/it will be gainsaying | | we will be gainsaying | | you will be gainsaying | | they will be gainsaying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been gainsaying | | you have been gainsaying | | he/she/it has been gainsaying | | we have been gainsaying | | you have been gainsaying | | they have been gainsaying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been gainsaying | | you will have been gainsaying | | he/she/it will have been gainsaying | | we will have been gainsaying | | you will have been gainsaying | | they will have been gainsaying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been gainsaying | | you had been gainsaying | | he/she/it had been gainsaying | | we had been gainsaying | | you had been gainsaying | | they had been gainsaying |
| Conditional |
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| I would gainsay | | you would gainsay | | he/she/it would gainsay | | we would gainsay | | you would gainsay | | they would gainsay |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have gainsaid | | you would have gainsaid | | he/she/it would have gainsaid | | we would have gainsaid | | you would have gainsaid | | they would have gainsaid |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | gainsay - take exception to; "She challenged his claims"challenge, disputecall - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact"call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that"contest, repugn, contend - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" |
gainsayverb deny, dispute, disagree with, contradict, contravene, rebut, controvert There was no-one to gainsay this assertion.
back, support, confirm, agree withgainsayverbTo refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disaffirm, negate, negative, oppugn.Law: traverse.Translationsnegaremotsiвозражатьотрицатьgainsay
Synonyms for gainsayverb denySynonyms- deny
- dispute
- disagree with
- contradict
- contravene
- rebut
- controvert
Antonyms- back
- support
- confirm
- agree with
Synonyms for gainsayverb to refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth ofSynonyms- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- deny
- disaffirm
- negate
- negative
- oppugn
- traverse
Synonyms for gainsayverb take exception toSynonymsRelated Words |