Synonyms for contradiction
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəncon·tra·dic·tion

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1. contradictionnoun

   A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

   Synonyms:
   

   Antonyms:
   tautology

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1. contradiction

   Synonyms:
   absurdity, demonstration, nonsense, paradox, sophism

   Antonyms:
   axiom, truism

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1. contradiction

   Synonyms:
   repugnance, contrariety, inconsistency, incompatibility

   Antonyms:
   harmony, coincidence, concurrence, affirmation, proof, statement

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1. contradictionnoun

   opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

   Synonyms:
   contradiction in terms

2. contradiction, contradiction in termsnoun

   (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

   "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"

   Synonyms:
   contradiction in terms

3. contradictionnoun

   the speech act of contradicting someone

   "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

   Synonyms:
   contradiction in terms

Matched Categories

1. • Falsehood
   • Logic
   • Negation
   • Opposition

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1. contradictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   gainsaying, denial

2. contradictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   opposition, contrariety, incongruity, antagonism, clashing

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1. contradictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   gainsaying, opposition, contrariety, antagonism, paradox, inconsistency

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1. List of paraphrases for "contradiction":

   inconsistency, discrepancy, conflict, paradox, contrast, contradictory, contrary, variance, contravention, incompatibility

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1. Jim Sciutto:

   You have public contradiction between the head of state and some of his most senior advisers on the most central national security issues.

2. Denis Villeneuve:

   In contradiction and paradox, you can find truth.

3. Le Pen:

   Undeniably he is in contradiction with the commitments he had made, i am coherent, I don't change my mind in a few days. He had said he would not be the policeman of the world, that he would be the president of the United States and would not be the policeman of the world, but it seems today that he has changed his mind.

4. Simone Weil:

   When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door.

5. Kedar Joshi:

   The world is a contradiction; the universe a paradox.