Synonyms for paradoxical
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1. paradoxicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   self-contradictory, oxymoronic

   Antonyms:
   self-consistent, self-evident

2. paradoxicaladjective

   Having self-contradictory properties.

   Synonyms:
   oxymoronic, self-contradictory

   Antonyms:
   self-consistent, self-evident

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1. paradoxical

   That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two," Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.

   Synonyms:
   absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wild

   Antonyms:
   certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise

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1. paradoxical

   Synonyms:
   contradictory, absurd, enigmatical, mysterious

   Antonyms:
   self-evident, axiomatic, lucid, obvious

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1. paradoxical, self-contradictoryadjective

   seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

   "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

   Synonyms:
   contradictory, at odds(p), conflicting, self-contradictory

   Antonyms:
   explicable

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1. paradoxicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   absurd (to appearance, yet conformable to fact), incredible, puzzling, inconceivable

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1. List of paraphrases for "paradoxical":

   ironic, specious, contradictory, paradox, self-contradictory, paradoxes, bizarre, strange

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1. paradoxical

   Synonyms:
   Paradoxic Note: Both terms are in active use and the choice is commonly dictated by euphonics
   

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1. Kedar Joshi:

   God is the ultimate philosophical questioner, the one who asks the logically paradoxical ultimate philosophical question about the nature of his own existence.

2. Bruno Valentini:

   It's paradoxical that after Brexit, Europe's banking authorities are effectively helping destabilize the market by opposing Italy's attempt to strengthen the financial system and safeguard its customers.

3. Erik Pevernagie:

   When one has ended up in a frustrating situation, trapped by paradoxical rules and lost in unsolvable logic puzzles, time comes to break free from a corporeal prison and head for new horizons. ( "Corporeal prison" )

4. Lars Eidinger:

   However paradoxical it sounds I feel more like me when I play a role.

5. De Watteville:

   Right now we are in a situation that is both delicate and paradoxical.