Synonyms for paradoxically
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Princeton's WordNet

1. paradoxicallyadverb

   in a paradoxical manner

   "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter"

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1. List of paraphrases for "paradoxically":

   ironically, surprisingly, strangely

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1. Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry:

   The Ecuadorian government notices that these falsehoods are also an attempt to tarnish the dignity of the country, when they issue falsehoods, the asylee and his associates express once more their ingratitude and disrespect towards Ecuador, instead of showing gratitude towards the country that has welcomed him for nearly seven years, incurred significant expenditures to pay for his stay at the embassy, has borne their rudeness and to whom he, paradoxically, has filed a lawsuit against for adopting a cohabitation protocol in order to prevent his bad behavior from taking place again.

2. Goethe:

   In all things, to serve from the lowest station upwards is necessary. To restrict yourself to a trade is best. For the narrow mind, whatever he attempts is still a trade; for the higher, an art; and the highest in doing one thing does all, or, to speak less paradoxically, in the one thing which he does rightly he sees the likeness of all that is done rightly.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control and, in fact, paradoxically, will set you back, not only leading to some suffering and death that could be avoided, but could even set you back on the road to try to get economic recovery.

4. Oscar Wilde:

   Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

5. Henri Barkey:

   He has become paradoxically its biggest obstacle. This is because the needs of the peace process, greater democratization, conflict with his own ambitions.