Defenition of the word contradictory

• Defenition of the word contradictory

  • That which is not coherent, or doesn't follow logical order.
  • in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
  • that confounds or contradicts or confuses
  • of words so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"
  • two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
  • unable to be both true at the same time
  • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect'' and `imperfect'' are contradictory terms"
  • in disagreement
  • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

Synonyms for the word contradictory

• • at odds
  • conflicting
  • confounding
  • mutually exclusive
  • self-contradictory

Similar words in the contradictory

• • antonymous
  • incompatible
  • inconsistent
  • unsupportive

Hypernyms for the word contradictory

• • logical relation

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