Synonyms for contradictory
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk tə ricon·tra·dic·to·ry

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1. contradictoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   opposite, incompatible

2. contradictoryadjective

   Any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.

   Synonyms:
   incompatible, opposite

3. contradictoryadjective

   That is itself a contradiction.

   Synonyms:
   opposite, incompatible

4. contradictoryadjective

   That is diametrically opposed to something.

   Synonyms:
   incompatible, opposite

5. contradictoryadjective

   Mutually exclusive.

   Synonyms:
   incompatible, opposite

6. contradictoryadjective

   Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious

   Synonyms:
   opposite, incompatible

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1. contradictoryadjective

   Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, conflicting, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

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1. contradictoryadjective

   two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

   Antonyms:
   consistent, synonymous, supportive, compatible

2. contradictoryadjective

   of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

   "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"

   Synonyms:
   mutually exclusive, conflicting, at odds(p), confounding, self-contradictory

   Antonyms:
   synonymous, compatible, consistent, supportive

3. confounding, contradictoryadjective

   that confounds or contradicts or confuses

   Synonyms:
   mutually exclusive, conflicting, at odds(p), confounding, self-contradictory

   Antonyms:
   supportive, compatible, synonymous, consistent

4. at odds(p), conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictoryadjective

   in disagreement

   "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley

   Antonyms:
   compatible, synonymous, consistent, supportive

5. contradictory, mutually exclusiveadjective

   unable to be both true at the same time

   Synonyms:
   mutually exclusive, conflicting, at odds(p), confounding, self-contradictory

   Antonyms:
   compatible, consistent, supportive, synonymous

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1. contradictoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   opposite, contrary, inconsistent, repugnant

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1. contradictoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconsistent, irreconcilable, paradoxical, opposing, contradicting

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1. List of paraphrases for "contradictory":

   conflicting, adversarial, self-contradictory, inconsistent, controversial, contradictoire, paradoxical, contradiction, mixed, opposing, ambivalent, competing, contrary, incompatible, contradicting

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1. Imke Luebbeke:

   That's a very ambitious target, but the implementation is lacking a good progress, and very contradictory policies are in place, just to give you one example, the building sector in United Kingdom is a real problem, yet just recently, the government scrapped its Green Homes scheme, a £ 1.5 billion( $ 2 billion) commitment to support home owners to improve the insulation in their homes, so this doesn't really make sense.

2. Chen Nian:

   The contradictory traits of a' thug' and Peppa Pig make people laugh, peppa Pig's an act of subculture rebellion.

3. Marco Respinti:

   Sometimes the CCP says youre allowed to have religious materials in the state-controlled church, but then they stop people, so its contradictory, they are trying to control all of culture, and religion is a huge part of peoples culture.So theyre trying not only to stop peoples public expression of religion but they are also trying to go into personal things -- beliefs -- they are trying to indoctrinate people through these banning of religious materials.

4. Jim Sciutto:

   That's a real danger to (Estonia), so they need reassurance, but then they'll hear a contradictory statement from the President himself, and that worries the heck out of them.

5. George Orwell:

   Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.