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Synonyms for contradiction
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəncon·tra·dic·tion
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Wiktionary
contradictionnoun
A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.
Antonyms:
tautology
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
contradiction
Synonyms:
repugnance, contrariety, inconsistency, incompatibilityAntonyms:
harmony, coincidence, concurrence, affirmation, proof, statement
Princeton's WordNet
contradictionnoun
opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
Synonyms:
contradiction in termscontradiction, 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 termscontradictionnoun
the speech act of contradicting someone
"he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
Synonyms:
contradiction in terms
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
contradictionnoun
Synonyms:
gainsaying, denialcontradictionnoun
Synonyms:
opposition, contrariety, incongruity, antagonism, clashing
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
contradictionnoun
Synonyms:
gainsaying, opposition, contrariety, antagonism, paradox, inconsistency
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "contradiction":
inconsistency, discrepancy, conflict, paradox, contrast, contradictory, contrary, variance, contravention, incompatibility
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How to use contradiction in a sentence?
It is a contradiction to say that Joe Manchin must protect the voice of the minority party in the Senate while doing nothing to protect the voices of minority people in the state of Georgia and all across the country.
There is a contradiction there. She can't have it both ways.
The world is a contradiction; the universe a paradox.
That public policy is a contradiction with its public relations strategy that proclaims transparency, we ask( Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo) Rosselló to finally deliver the information without further excuses.
I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.
Translations for contradiction
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- تناق, تنقصArabic
- противоречие, отрицаниеBulgarian
- contradiccióCatalan, Valencian
- kontradikce, rozpor, sporCzech
- modsigelseDanish
- Widerspruch, GegensatzGerman
- αντίκρουση, αντίφαση, αντινομίαGreek
- kontraŭdiroEsperanto
- contradicciónSpanish
- تناق� Persian
- ristiriita, kiistäminenFinnish
- contradictionFrench
- contrárthaIrish
- contradiciónGalician
- סתירהHebrew
- विरोधाभासHindi
- ellentmondásHungarian
- հակասությու� Armenian
- kontradiksiIndonesian
- contraddizioneItalian
- סְתִירָהHebrew
- 矛盾, 矛盾式, 恒偽式Japanese
- ವಿರೋಧಾಭಾಸKannada
- 모순Korean
- obloquium, oblocutio, contrādictiōLatin
- контрадикција, противречие, противречењеMacedonian
- tegenspraakDutch
- motsigelseNorwegian
- contradiccionOccitan
- sprzecznośćPolish
- contradiçãoPortuguese
- contrazicere, contradicțieRomanian
- противоречиеRussian
- противречност, противречјеSerbo-Croatian
- motsatsSwedish
- முரண்பாடுTamil
- వైరుధ్యంTelugu
- ความขัดแย้งThai
- çelişkiTurkish
- протиріччяUkrainian
- ت� ادUrdu
- mâu thuẫnVietnamese
- סטירעYiddish
- 矛盾Chinese
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