Contradictory can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| contradictory - unable to be both true at the same time | ||
| contradictory - of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms" | ||
| contradictory - in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley | ||
| contradictory - that confounds or contradicts or confuses | ||
Noun |
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| contradictory - two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time |
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| 1. | adj. | `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms. | |
| 2. | adj. | Contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness. | |
| 3. | adj. | Hui Shi had many ingenious notions. His writings would fill five carriages; but his doctrines were erroneous and contradictory, and his words were wide of their mark. | |
| 4. | adj. | The stories that circulated about the old graveyard were contradictory, but nevertheless made your heart freeze. | |
| 5. | adj. | This will almost certainly have contradictory consequences and effects. | |
| 6. | adj. | One thing, however, is much less equivocal, which is, that out of the matters contained in those books, together with the assistance of some old stories, the church has set up a system of religion very contradictory to the character of the person whose name it bears. | |
| 7. | adj. | What they say is contradictory to their feelings. | |
| 8. | adj. | My fluency is sufficient for many situations, but not for expressing my — often contradictory — emotions. | |
| 9. | adj. | With so much contradictory information, one no longer knows what type of oils should be used for cooking. | |
| 10. | adj. | Peter expressed his frustration at the meeting with Robert because at this moment he has like eight immediate bosses that give him contradictory orders. | |
| 11. | adj. | The Khmer Rouge often used parables to justify their contradictory actions. | |
| 12. | adj. | Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. | |
| 13. | adj. | The whole thing is contradictory. | |
| 14. | adj. | This seems contradictory. | |
| 15. | adj. | The Bible can be interpreted in many different, and often contradictory, ways. |
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| adj. | |
| `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms. |
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| Contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness. |
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| Hui Shi had many ingenious notions. His writings would fill five carriages; but his doctrines were erroneous and contradictory, and his words were wide of their mark. | |
| The stories that circulated about the old graveyard were contradictory, but nevertheless made your heart freeze. | |
| This will almost certainly have contradictory consequences and effects. | |
| One thing, however, is much less equivocal, which is, that out of the matters contained in those books, together with the assistance of some old stories, the church has set up a system of religion very contradictory to the character of the person whose name it bears. | |
| What they say is contradictory to their feelings. | |
| My fluency is sufficient for many situations, but not for expressing my — often contradictory — emotions. | |
| With so much contradictory information, one no longer knows what type of oils should be used for cooking. | |
| Peter expressed his frustration at the meeting with Robert because at this moment he has like eight immediate bosses that give him contradictory orders. | |
| The Khmer Rouge often used parables to justify their contradictory actions. | |
| Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. | |
| The whole thing is contradictory. | |
| This seems contradictory. | |
| The Bible can be interpreted in many different, and often contradictory, ways. | |