Propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity.
Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
Noun
two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
Adjective S.
unable to be both true at the same time
Adjective S.
in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
Adjective S.
that confounds or contradicts or confuses
Adjective S.
of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect'' and `imperfect'' are contradictory terms"
a.
Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what
has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
a.
Opposing or opposed; repugnant.
n.
A proposition or thing which denies or opposes
another; contrariety.
n.
propositions with the same terms, but opposed to
each other both in quality and quantity.
Contradictory
Schemes . . . contradictory to common sense.
Contradictory
It is common with princes to will contradictories.2.
Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.
Usage Examples
It is not possible to live in this age if you don't have a sense of many contradictory forces.
I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.
My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was wherein it was bathed... And thus, with the flash of one hurried glance, it attained to the vision of That Which Is.
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory even more are false, and most are uncertain.
Misspelled Formcontradictory, xcontradictory, dcontradictory, fcontradictory, vcontradictory, contradictory, xontradictory, dontradictory, fontradictory, vontradictory, ontradictory, cxontradictory, cdontradictory, cfontradictory, cvontradictory, c ontradictory, ciontradictory, c9ontradictory, c0ontradictory, cpontradictory, clontradictory, cintradictory, c9ntradictory, c0ntradictory, cpntradictory, clntradictory, cointradictory, co9ntradictory, co0ntradictory, copntradictory, colntradictory, cobntradictory, cohntradictory, cojntradictory, comntradictory, co ntradictory, cobtradictory, cohtradictory, cojtradictory, comtradictory, co tradictory, conbtradictory, conhtradictory, conjtradictory, conmtradictory, con tradictory, conrtradictory, con5tradictory, con6tradictory, conytradictory, congtradictory, conrradictory, con5radictory, con6radictory, conyradictory, congradictory, contrradictory, cont5radictory, cont6radictory, contyradictory, contgradictory, conteradictory, cont4radictory, cont5radictory, conttradictory, contfradictory, conteadictory, cont4adictory, cont5adictory, conttadictory, contfadictory, contreadictory, contr4adictory, contr5adictory, contrtadictory, contrfadictory, contrqadictory, contrwadictory, contrsadictory, contrzadictory, contrqdictory, contrwdictory, contrsdictory, contrzdictory, contraqdictory, contrawdictory, contrasdictory, contrazdictory, contrasdictory, contraedictory, contrafdictory, contraxdictory, contracdictory, contrasictory, contraeictory, contrafictory, contraxictory, contracictory, contradsictory, contradeictory, contradfictory, contradxictory, contradcictory, contraduictory, contrad8ictory, contrad9ictory, contradoictory, contradjictory, contradkictory, contraductory, contrad8ctory, contrad9ctory, contradoctory, contradjctory, contradkctory, contradiuctory, contradi8ctory, contradi9ctory, contradioctory, contradijctory, contradikctory, contradixctory, contradidctory, contradifctory, contradivctory, contradi ctory, contradixtory, contradidtory, contradiftory, contradivtory, contradi tory, contradicxtory, contradicdtory, contradicftory, contradicvtory, contradic tory, contradicrtory, contradic5tory, contradic6tory, contradicytory, contradicgtory, contradicrory, contradic5ory, contradic6ory, contradicyory, contradicgory, contradictrory, contradict5ory, contradict6ory, contradictyory, contradictgory, contradictiory, contradict9ory, contradict0ory, contradictpory, contradictlory, contradictiry, contradict9ry, contradict0ry, contradictpry, contradictlry, contradictoiry, contradicto9ry, contradicto0ry, contradictopry, contradictolry, contradictoery, contradicto4ry, contradicto5ry, contradictotry, contradictofry, contradictoey, contradicto4y, contradicto5y, contradictoty, contradictofy, contradictorey, contradictor4y, contradictor5y, contradictorty, contradictorfy, contradictorty, contradictor6y, contradictor7y, contradictoruy, contradictorhy, contradictort, contradictor6, contradictor7, contradictoru, contradictorh, contradictoryt, contradictory6, contradictory7, contradictoryu, contradictoryh.
Other Usage ExamplesSome people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims.
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
Contradictory to my religion, I think, is journalism.
To the indefinite, uncertain mind of the American radical the most contradictory ideas and methods are possible. The result is a sad chaos in the radical movement, a sort of intellectual hash, which has neither taste nor character.
Comments