gainsay

[US]/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
[UK]/ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. contradict; deny
n. denial; opposition
Word Forms
Past Tensegainsaid
Past Participlegainsaid
Third Person Singulargainsays
Present Participlegainsaying

Example Sentences

There is no gainsaying his success.

trying to gainsay the evidence;

There is no gainsaying his honesty.

It is difficult to gainsay the importance of regular exercise for maintaining good health.

I cannot gainsay the fact that she is a talented musician.

There is no gainsaying the impact of climate change on our environment.

She always has a way of making her point that is hard to gainsay.

The evidence presented in court was so strong that it was impossible to gainsay it.

His expertise in the field is beyond gainsay.

The results of the experiment are clear and gainsay any doubts about its validity.

No one can gainsay the beauty of the sunset over the ocean.

The company's success is undeniable, and no one can gainsay their achievements.

Despite his faults, it is hard to gainsay his dedication to his work.

Real-world Examples

Waits, and will not be gainsaid.

Source: Classic English poetry recitation.

No one ventured to gainsay the missionary, whose excited tone contrasted curiously with his naturally calm visage.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

I hope you won't gainsay the fact that I have a 50% right to furnish the house, she said.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

But he did gainsay about it.

Source: Pan Pan

But there was none to gainsay her—for was not this the custom of the house?

Source: Family and the World (Part 1)

There was no gainsaying this difficulty, and we relinquished all thoughts of pursuing Orlick at that time.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

But that some sonatas of Beethoven are written tragic no one can gainsay; yet they can triumph or despair as the player decides, and Lucy had decided that they should triumph.

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

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