Meaning & Definition of Contradictory in English
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Contradictory
/kɑntrədɪktəri/
noun
1. Two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
synonym:
- contradictory
adjective
1. Of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
- "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"
synonym:
- contradictory
2. That confounds or contradicts or confuses
synonym:
- confounding,
- contradictory
3. In disagreement
- "The figures are at odds with our findings"
- "Contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- john morley
synonym:
- at odds(p),
- conflicting,
- contradictory,
- self-contradictory
4. Unable to be both true at the same time
synonym:
- contradictory,
- mutually exclusive
Examples of using
The stories that circulated about the old graveyard were contradictory, but nevertheless made your heart freeze.