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How to pronounce contradictory in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mutually exclusive
Derivation contradict, contradictoriness
Type Words
Synonyms at odds, conflicting, self-contradictory
Derivation contradictoriness, contradict


contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness.
Type Words
Synonyms confounding
Derivation contradict
Type Words
Derivation contradict, contradictoriness


`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms.
Type Words
Type of logical relation

Examples of contradictory

contradictory
The day was filled with contradictory messages reflecting the disarray in Fatah.
From the nytimes.com
For the consumer, these contradictory actions are both encouraging and alarming.
From the signonsandiego.com
The truth is that the teachings of the Bible are muddled and self-contradictory.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
The video also accuses Cuccinelli of taking contradictory positions on the plan.
From the washingtonpost.com
To me, it's a contradictory, if complimentary, blend of capitalism and altruism.
From the ocregister.com
Overlooking contradictory data could have a detrimental affect on your business.
From the forbes.com
I've added a mudguard entry to the table, but now it's a bit self-contradictory.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The problem is that I hold two wishes in my heart that I fear are contradictory.
From the parenting.blogs.nytimes.com
Aesthetic judgments can often be very fine-grained and internally contradictory.
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More examples
  • Two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
  • Confounding: that confounds or contradicts or confuses
  • At odds(p): in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
  • Unable to be both true at the same time
  • (contradiction) opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  • (contradiction) (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
  • (contradictorily) in a contradictory manner; "he argued contradictorily"
  • In classical logic, a contradiction consists of a logical incompatibility between two or more propositions. It occurs when the propositions, taken together, yield two conclusions which form the logical, usually opposite inversions of each other. ...
  • (Contradictions (album)) Contradictions is the second album by Fort Worth hip-hop duo One Gud Cide. The album was re-released in 2001 by Down Low Records.