verb
- to deny, dispute, or contradict
Usage: formal; often used in negative constructions
Examples
- No one could gainsay the evidence presented in court.
- The facts are clear and cannot be gainsaid.
- She tried to gainsay his version of events.
- There’s no gainsaying that he worked hard for his success.
- The witness refused to gainsay her earlier testimony.
- His achievements are beyond gainsaying.