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contradictory

/,k/A/ntr/@/'d/I/kt/@/r/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

    noun.linkdef

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

    adj.all

    Examples
    `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. that confounds or contradicts or confuses

    adj.all

    Synonyms confounding

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. in disagreement

    adj.all

    Examples
    Contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness.
    Synonyms at odds conflicting self-contradictory

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. unable to be both true at the same time

    adj.all

    Synonyms mutually exclusive

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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