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Synonyms for contradictory
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk tə ricon·tra·dic·to·ry
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Wiktionary
contradictoryadjective
Synonyms:
opposite, incompatiblecontradictoryadjective
Any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.
Synonyms:
incompatible, oppositecontradictoryadjective
That is itself a contradiction.
Synonyms:
opposite, incompatiblecontradictoryadjective
That is diametrically opposed to something.
Synonyms:
incompatible, oppositecontradictoryadjective
Mutually exclusive.
Synonyms:
incompatible, oppositecontradictoryadjective
Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious
Synonyms:
opposite, incompatible
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, unlikeAntonyms:
akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevantPreposition:
Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.
Princeton's WordNet
contradictoryadjective
two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
Antonyms:
consistent, synonymous, supportive, compatiblecontradictoryadjective
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-contradictoryAntonyms:
synonymous, compatible, consistent, supportiveconfounding, contradictoryadjective
that confounds or contradicts or confuses
Synonyms:
mutually exclusive, conflicting, at odds(p), confounding, self-contradictoryAntonyms:
supportive, compatible, synonymous, consistentat 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, supportivecontradictory, mutually exclusiveadjective
unable to be both true at the same time
Synonyms:
mutually exclusive, conflicting, at odds(p), confounding, self-contradictoryAntonyms:
compatible, consistent, supportive, synonymous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
contradictoryadjective
Synonyms:
opposite, contrary, inconsistent, repugnant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
contradictoryadjective
Synonyms:
inconsistent, irreconcilable, paradoxical, opposing, contradicting
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1188 | foreign | |
| #1639 | remote | |
| #3036 | mixed | |
| #3929 | strange | |
| #5096 | unlike | |
| #5425 | opposite | |
| #5966 | alien | |
| #6114 | opposed | |
| #6811 | contrary | |
| #7392 | inappropriate | |
| #8346 | competing | |
| #9085 | distant | |
| #9520 | controversial | |
| #12012 | inconsistent | |
| #12170 | hostile | |
| #12575 | opposing | |
| #13150 | irrelevant | |
| #15258 | conflicting | |
| #17090 | incompatible | |
| #17944 | contradiction | |
| #22335 | contradictory | |
| #33316 | contrasted | |
| #43073 | paradoxical | |
| #45950 | ambivalent | |
| #46040 | adversarial | |
| #46070 | confounding | |
| #52405 | contradicting | |
| #52578 | unconnected | |
| #109233 | impertinent |
How to use contradictory in a sentence?
Maybe most people were fundamentally contradictory. The real people at any rate.
I'd actually just said it would be all right if there were places to smoke outdoors when I was jeered, and this was so contradictory I wondered if he'd even been listening, which made me even sadder, some people who smoke have been criticized so much they feel they're being attacked and get angry. Perhaps that was the case with him.
I stopped believing the reports from the official and semi-official media in Iran regarding the circumstances around the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, they are publishing various and even contradictory details : Assassins ? Motorcyclists ? A booby-trapped car ? A machine gun that fires automatically ? It seems to me that Iranian and Israeli intelligence to which this is attributed deals with psychological warfare, disinformation, and the obstruction of evidence.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius:
Others say it would be a bit contradictory to say, on the one hand, Minsk is being applied and on the other hand we are going to go (extend sanctions) until the end of year.
So during this process, legislators did not use any racial data when drawing districts, and we're now being sued for not considering race, the only constant here is Democratic litigants selecting arguments, no matter how contradictory, to try to convince a court to order maps that favor Democratic candidates.
Translations for contradictory
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- супярэчлі́выBelarusian
- противополо́жен, противоре́чащ, противоречивBulgarian
- contradictoriCatalan, Valencian
- odporující, protichůdný, protikladný, protiřečící, neslučitelnýCzech
- αντιφατικόςGreek
- contradictorioSpanish
- vastakkainen, ristiriitainenFinnish
- contradictoireFrench
- bréagnaitheachIrish
- contraditorioGalician
- असंगतHindi
- հակասականArmenian
- contrādictōriusLatin
- противречен, противречие, спро́тивен, проти́вречен, контрадикцијаMacedonian
- onverenigbaar, tegendraads, tegenstrijdig, tegenstrijdigheid, contradictorisch, tegengesteldDutch
- motsigendeNorwegian
- contradictòriOccitan
- ныхмæлæууæгOssetian, Ossetic
- contraditórioPortuguese
- contradicție, contradictoriu, contrazicere, contrarRomanian
- противоре́чащий, противополо́жный, противоречи́вый, несовмести́мыйRussian
- motsatt, motstridigSwedish
- суперечли́вийUkrainian
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