1. Contradiction definition, the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition

2. There is no gainsaying the fact that brinkmanship is a dangerous game.

3. Antonyms for Averring include denying, gainsaying, disclaiming, discrediting, disproving, forgetting, questioning, refuting, contradicting and disputing

4. Antonyms for Avowing include denying, gainsaying, censuring, concealing, condemning, contradicting, disAvowing, disclaiming, disowning and disputing

5. There are also several similar words to Confutation in our dictionary, which are Bucking, Conflict, Contravention, Defiance, Denial, Difference, Disagreement, Discrepancy, Dispute, Dissension, Gainsaying, Incongruity, Inconsistency, Negation, Opposite and