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English adjective: contradictory | |||
| 1. | contradictory of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false | ||
| Samples | `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms. | ||
| Similar | antonymous | ||
| Antonyms | synonymous | ||
| 2. | contradictory that confounds or contradicts or confuses | ||
| Synonyms | confounding | ||
| Similar | unsupportive | ||
| Antonyms | supportive | ||
| 3. | contradictory in disagreement | ||
| Samples | The figures are at odds with our findings. Contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness. | ||
| Synonyms | at odds, conflicting, self-contradictory | ||
| Similar | inconsistent | ||
| Antonyms | consistent | ||
| 4. | contradictory unable to be both true at the same time | ||
| Synonyms | mutually exclusive | ||
| Similar | incompatible | ||
| Antonyms | compatible | ||
English noun: contradictory | |||
| 1. | contradictory two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | logical relation | ||
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