Synonyms for Contradiction

Synonyms for "contradiction" (209 found)

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abjuration abjurement abnegation abrogationabsolute contradictionannulment answer antagonism antipathy antithesis argumentation backlash bucking challenge chuckingchucking outclashing collisioncomplete answerconflict

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confounding confrontation confusion confutation contempt contention contradistinction contraindication contraposition contrarietycontrary assertioncontrast contravention

Noun(8 words)

antinomy clashes conflictconflict withconflictscontradiction in termscontradictory phrasecontrariness

Adjective(1 words)

contrary to

Related words (104)

Adjective(5 words)

french contradictioninconsistent issuelogical incoherencemutual inconsistencyunexpected result

friction gainsayinghead windhostility ignoring impugnation impugnment inaccordance inconsistency inequality inimicalness interference jarring kick nay negation negative nix no nonacceptance

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nonapproval noncompliance nonconformity nonconsideration nonobservance nullification opposing oppositeness opposition opposure oppugnance oppugnancy oppugnation overthrow overthrowal paradoxpassing byperverseness perversity polarityputting awayputting outreaction rebuff rebutment rebuttal recalcitrance recantation recoil refusal refutal refutation rejection renitency renouncement renunciation repercussion repudiation repugnance repulse resistance retention retractation retraction revocation revolt scouting showdown spurning squelchstanding againstsubversionswimming upstreamthrowing outthumbs downtraversal turndownturning outundercurrent undermining unharmoniousness upset upsetting variance

Noun(14 words)

illogic incoherence incongruence incongruities inconsistencies inconsistency irreconcilableitalian negarelielogical inconsistencyopposition oxymoron oxymorons paradoxes

Verb(1 words)

observed inconsistency

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More general

10 entries

concept falsehood falsityfigure of speechlinguistic devicenegation oppositeness opposition statement untruth

More specific

6 entries

deafening silencejumbo shrimplogical contradictionparadoxself contradictionself-contradiction

Collocations

6 entries

contradiction in termsinternal contradictionlogical contradictionself-contradictiontextual contradictionverbal contradiction

Inflections

1 entries

contradictions

Derivations

4 entries

contradict contradictor contradictorily contradictory

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Our diplomacy and strategy ran in clear contradiction to each other.

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These facts admit of no contradiction.

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I was charmed with it, adopted it, dropped my abrupt contradiction and positive argumentation, and put on the humble inquirer and doubter.

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Love is a great contradiction. You cannot live without it but at the same time you will be hurt by it.

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Contradiction