contradictory

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adjective

con·tra·dic·to·ry ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē How to pronounce contradictory (audio)

: involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction

contradictory statements

The witnesses gave contradictory accounts of the accident.

contradictorily

ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rə-lē How to pronounce contradictory (audio)

adverb

contradictoriness

ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē-nəs How to pronounce contradictory (audio)

noun

contradictory

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noun

con·tra·dic·to·ry

plural contradictories

: a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a) so related to another that if either of the two is true the other is false and if either is false the other must be true

Example Sentences

Adjective contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Those that see them as trade-offs and dilemmas tend to draw on either/or thinking, while those adopting the paradox mindset see things in a both/and way and tend to regard competing demands as contradictory and interdependent.

Roger Trapp, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The contradictory and incomplete picture nearly a month after the arrests has led to questions about the Richmond police account.

Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Plaintiffs challenging the state's ban acknowledge abortions can now be prohibited but contest that the law’s provisions are contradictory and unconstitutionally vague.

Landon Mion, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2022 The book highlights how even though Asian-Americans have a centuries-long history in the West, racist western narratives have depicted them as contradictory to the myth of the American West and liminal to its story.

Nylah Burton, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 The artificial physicist could operate in a way that is almost contradictory to a human.

Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes, 12 July 2022 And there is a profit motive on some of these media outlets to not say anything contradictory to what Donald Trump is saying.

ABC News, 10 July 2022 Information online was often contradictory and difficult to find.

oregonlive, 27 July 2022 And since March 2020, these Americans have spent key moments of their youth struggling to survive a global pandemic where many of our leaders offered meager, contradictory and half-hearted policies as core institutions, including schools, shut down.

CNN, 14 July 2022

Noun

For six months, experts have given the American public contradictory and weaponized election-year directives on masks, social distancing, lockdowns, school closures, and workplace policies.

Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 24 Sep. 2020 For a school board that has criticized Foose for a lack of transparency, the secret talks over separation and lining up an interim appear contradictory.

Howard County Times, 3 May 2017 See More

contradictory

adjective

as in contrary

being as different as possible contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all

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contrary
opposite
unfavorable
antithetical
negative
hostile
diametrical
diametric
divergent
antipodal
adverse
antagonistic
polar
disparate
dissimilar
counter
antipodean
unlike
antipathetic
reverse
converse
cross
inverse
alien
obverse
unalike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

similar
noncontradictory
analogous
like
same
identical
alike
equivalent
synonymous

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Some common synonyms of contradictory are antithetical, contrary, and opposite. While all these words mean "being so far apart as to be or seem irreconcilable," contradictory applies to two things that completely negate each other so that if one is true or valid the other must be untrue or invalid.

made contradictory predictions about whether the market would rise or fall

The synonyms antithetical and contradictory are sometimes interchangeable, but antithetical stresses clear and unequivocal diametrical opposition.

a law that is antithetical to the very idea of democracy

While the synonyms contrary and contradictory are close in meaning, contrary implies extreme divergence or diametrical opposition.

contrary assessments of the war situation

The meanings of opposite and contradictory largely overlap; however, opposite applies to things in sharp contrast or in conflict.

opposite views on foreign aid

单词	contradictory
释义	contradictory 1 of 2 adjective con·tra·dic·to·ry ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē : involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction contradictory statements The witnesses gave contradictory accounts of the accident. contradictorily ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rə-lē adverb contradictoriness ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē-nəs noun contradictory 2 of 2 noun con·tra·dic·to·ry plural contradictories : a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a) so related to another that if either of the two is true the other is false and if either is false the other must be true Synonyms Adjective antipodal antipodean antithetical contrary diametric diametrical opposite polar See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Those that see them as trade-offs and dilemmas tend to draw on either/or thinking, while those adopting the paradox mindset see things in a both/and way and tend to regard competing demands as contradictory and interdependent. Roger Trapp, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The contradictory and incomplete picture nearly a month after the arrests has led to questions about the Richmond police account. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Plaintiffs challenging the state's ban acknowledge abortions can now be prohibited but contest that the law’s provisions are contradictory and unconstitutionally vague. Landon Mion, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2022 The book highlights how even though Asian-Americans have a centuries-long history in the West, racist western narratives have depicted them as contradictory to the myth of the American West and liminal to its story. Nylah Burton, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 The artificial physicist could operate in a way that is almost contradictory to a human. Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes, 12 July 2022 And there is a profit motive on some of these media outlets to not say anything contradictory to what Donald Trump is saying. ABC News, 10 July 2022 Information online was often contradictory and difficult to find. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 And since March 2020, these Americans have spent key moments of their youth struggling to survive a global pandemic where many of our leaders offered meager, contradictory and half-hearted policies as core institutions, including schools, shut down. CNN, 14 July 2022 Noun For six months, experts have given the American public contradictory and weaponized election-year directives on masks, social distancing, lockdowns, school closures, and workplace policies. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 24 Sep. 2020 For a school board that has criticized Foose for a lack of transparency, the secret talks over separation and lining up an interim appear contradictory. Howard County Times, 3 May 2017 See More Word History Etymology Adjective see contradict Noun see contradict First Known Use Adjective 1656, in the meaning defined above Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing contradictory self-contradictory self-contradictory Kids Definition contradictory adjective con·tra·dic·to·ry ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-tə-rē : involving, causing, or being the opposite of or much different from something else contradictory reports contradictory adjective as in contrary being as different as possible contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance contrary opposite unfavorable antithetical negative hostile diametrical diametric divergent antipodal adverse antagonistic polar disparate dissimilar counter antipodean unlike antipathetic reverse converse cross inverse alien obverse unalike Antonyms & Near Antonyms similar noncontradictory analogous like same identical alike equivalent synonymous See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of contradictory are antithetical, contrary, and opposite. While all these words mean "being so far apart as to be or seem irreconcilable," contradictory applies to two things that completely negate each other so that if one is true or valid the other must be untrue or invalid. made contradictory predictions about whether the market would rise or fall The synonyms antithetical and contradictory are sometimes interchangeable, but antithetical stresses clear and unequivocal diametrical opposition. a law that is antithetical to the very idea of democracy While the synonyms contrary and contradictory are close in meaning, contrary implies extreme divergence or diametrical opposition. contrary assessments of the war situation The meanings of opposite and contradictory largely overlap; however, opposite applies to things in sharp contrast or in conflict. opposite views on foreign aid
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