Antonyms 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

   Antonyms:
   axiom, truism

   Synonyms:
   absurdity, demonstration, nonsense, paradox, sophism

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1. contradiction

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

   Synonyms:
   repugnance, contrariety, inconsistency, incompatibility

Matched Categories

1. • Falsehood
   • Logic
   • Negation
   • Opposition

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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

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1. contradictionnoun

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

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1. one-sided

   every known thing (that is, a real thing we take into human knowledge as a concept) has complex content which is also living in that it can be deepened over time through human practice and experienced. each phenomenon is thus a contradiction. simplistic definitions which ignore the many-sidedness of all things by presenting only one side, offer an opposite to contradictory reality. this may of course, serve to assist analytical consideration and exploration, but such speculation does not describe reality, although it may well help to deepen understanding of a concept.

   Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

How to use contradiction in a sentence?

1. Chuck Grassley:

   So too does the Committee’s interest in learning the FBI agents ’ actual assessments of their interview of Lt. Gen. Flynn, particularly given the apparent contradiction between what then-Directory Comey told us in March 2017 and what he now claims.

2. Josep Roig:

   Migration and mobility are often portrayed and perceived as a threat, and a burden for local communities rather than an opportunity and benefit - this is a contradiction of reality.

3. Gilbert Keith Chesterton:

   Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.

4. 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.

5. Trey Gowdy:

   You examine a witness, you cross-examine the witness, you look for corroboration or contradiction, you don’t use anonymous sources and selective leaks and prejudge the outcome. What’s happening tomorrow, us interviewing a witness, is exactly what we should be doing. His statement is helpful, it provides a roadmap. I have additional questions both based on what he said and things that there were not said in his 11-page statement. But for those who are not used to seeing how the way investigations are supposed to be run, this is how they’re supposed to be done.

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