gainsay
I
verb
act against, be contrary, conflict with, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, deny, disaffirm, disagree, disallow, disavow, disclaim, dispute, dissent, forbid, impugn, negate, oppose, oppugn, protest, rebut, refuse to admit, refute, reject, repudiate, speak against, take exception to, take issue with, traverse
II
index
contend (dispute), contest, contravene, cross (disagree with), debar, deny (contradict), disaccord, disaffirm, disagree, disapprove (reject), dispute (contest), except (object), expostulate, negation, oppugn, prohibit, refute, reject, repulse
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006