gainsayverb [ T often in negatives ]
uk/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/us/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/gainsaid, gainsaid formalto refuse to accept something as the truth:
Certainly there's no gainsaying (= it is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his performance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- veto
- vote sth down
- wash
- wild horses wouldn't drag me idiom
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