English

Detailed Synonyms for contradictory in English

contradictory:

contradictory adj

  1. contradictory
  2. contradictory
  3. contradictory
  4. contradictory
    – unable to be both true at the same time 1
    contradictory; mutually exclusive
    – unable to be both true at the same time 1
  5. contradictory
    – in disagreement 1
    contradictory; conflicting; at odds; self-contradictory
    – in disagreement 1
  6. contradictory
    – that confounds or contradicts or confuses 1
    contradictory; confounding
    – that confounds or contradicts or confuses 1
  7. contradictory
    – of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false 1
    contradictory
    – of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false 1
    • contradictory adj
      • `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms1

contradictory

  1. contradictory

contradictory [the ~] noun

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

Alternate Synonyms for "contradictory":


Related Definitions for "contradictory":

  1. unable to be both true at the same time1
  2. in disagreement1
    • contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness1
  3. that confounds or contradicts or confuses1
  4. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false1
    • `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms1
  5. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time1

Related Synonyms for contradictory