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| 1. | [ adjective ] of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false | |
| Examples: | "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms" |
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| Related terms: | antonymous | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] unable to be both true at the same time | |
| Synonyms: | mutually_exclusive | |
| Related terms: | incompatible | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] that confounds or contradicts or confuses | |
| Synonyms: | confounding | |
| Related terms: | unsupportive | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] in disagreement | |
| Synonyms: | conflicting at_odds self-contradictory | |
| Examples: | "the figures are at odds with our findings" "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley |
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| Related terms: | inconsistent | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (mathematics) two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time | |
| Related terms: | logical_relation | |
| Similar spelling: |
contradict contradictorily contractor contributory contradiction contributor counteraction counteract contritely contraction contracture contrariety contraption contract_offer contract_out centrality contralateral contravention counteractive counteractively contraception contrabandist country_doctor contraband contracted contrafagotto contraindicate contrasting contradance contrastingly contractually contractual contrastive contracting contractility contractile contract_in |
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