Synonyms for contradiction
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəncon·tra·dic·tion

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1. contradictionnoun

   A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

   Synonyms:
   

   Antonyms:
   tautology

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1. contradiction

   Synonyms:
   absurdity, demonstration, nonsense, paradox, sophism

   Antonyms:
   axiom, truism

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1. contradiction

   Synonyms:
   repugnance, contrariety, inconsistency, incompatibility

   Antonyms:
   harmony, coincidence, concurrence, affirmation, proof, statement

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1. contradictionnoun

   opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

   Synonyms:
   contradiction in terms

2. contradiction, contradiction in termsnoun

   (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

   "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"

   Synonyms:
   contradiction in terms

3. contradictionnoun

   the speech act of contradicting someone

   "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

   Synonyms:
   contradiction in terms

Matched Categories

1. • Falsehood
   • Logic
   • Negation
   • Opposition

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1. contradictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   gainsaying, denial

2. contradictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   opposition, contrariety, incongruity, antagonism, clashing

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1. contradictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   gainsaying, opposition, contrariety, antagonism, paradox, inconsistency

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1. List of paraphrases for "contradiction":

   inconsistency, discrepancy, conflict, paradox, contrast, contradictory, contrary, variance, contravention, incompatibility

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1. Kristina Jackson:

   On initial glance the findings seem to be in contradiction, but the important difference between the two studies is the comparison group.

2. Muftia Tlaib:

   Donald Trump has told Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan to go back to their home countries. What a contradiction, yesterday Donald Trump asked them to leave and today Donald Trump asks that they aren't let in.

3. Duncan Clark:

   It’s so interesting to see this contradiction in this one company [ByteDance] with these two faces.

4. Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller:

   I appreciate that the sheriff's department acknowledges that Bobby Daniels was trying to help them, but in the same statement, they're going to say 'but he pointed a gun at them'? That contradiction speaks volumes. It speaks volumes to the contradiction of this entire situation by saying that this is Bobby Daniels' fault in any way.

5. Corinne Lepage:

   What I quickly found embarrassing is the contradiction between the bottom-up approach that was promised and sold to the French, and the reality, it's democratic centralism, the Soviet way. Completely vertical. And also very masculine.