Oxymoron

//ˌɑksiˈmɔɹɑn//

Synonyms for "oxymoron" (63 found)

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Antonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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is a

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related to

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Translations

49 translations across 37 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • oksimoron noun (figure of speech)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ὀξύμωρον noun (figure of speech)

Armenian

2 entries
  • նրբաբանություն noun (figure of speech)
  • օքսիմորոն noun (figure of speech)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • аксю́маран noun (figure of speech)
  • аксі́маран noun (figure of speech)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • окси́морон noun (figure of speech)

Catalan

1 entries
  • oxímoron noun (figure of speech)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 矛盾修飾法 /矛盾修饰法 noun (figure of speech)
  • 矛盾語 /矛盾语 noun (figure of speech)

Czech

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  • oxymóron noun (figure of speech)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • oksimoro noun (figure of speech)

Estonian

1 entries
  • oksüümoron noun (figure of speech)

Finnish

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  • oksymoron noun (figure of speech)

French

2 entries
  • oxymore noun (figure of speech)
  • oxymoron noun (figure of speech)

Georgian

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  • ოქსიმორონი noun (figure of speech)

German

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  • Oxymoron noun (figure of speech)

Greek

1 entries
  • οξύμωρο σχήμα noun (figure of speech)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • oximoron noun (figure of speech)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • refhvörf noun (figure of speech)

Italian

1 entries
  • ossimoro noun (figure of speech)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 撞着語法 noun (figure of speech)
  • 矛盾語法 noun (figure of speech)

Korean

1 entries
  • 모순어법 noun (figure of speech)

Latin

1 entries
  • oxymorum noun (figure of speech)

Lithuanian

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  • oksimoronas noun (figure of speech)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • оксиморон noun (figure of speech)

Māori

1 entries
  • kīpeha tauaro noun (figure of speech)

Polish

2 entries
  • antylogia noun (figure of speech)
  • oksymoron noun (figure of speech)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • oximoro noun (figure of speech)
  • oxímoro noun (figure of speech)

Romanian

1 entries
  • oximoron noun (figure of speech)

Russian

2 entries
  • окси́морон noun (figure of speech)
  • оксю́морон noun (figure of speech)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • oksimoron noun (figure of speech)
  • оксиморон noun (figure of speech)

Slovak

1 entries
  • oxymoron noun (figure of speech)

Slovene

2 entries
  • bistroumni nesmisel noun (figure of speech)
  • oksimoron noun (figure of speech)

Spanish

1 entries
  • oxímoron noun (figure of speech)

Swedish

2 entries
  • oxymoron noun (figure of speech)
  • självmotsägelse noun (figure of speech)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • kulanglabis noun (figure of speech)
  • pagtatambis noun (figure of speech)

Thai

1 entries
  • ปฏิพจน์ noun (figure of speech)

Turkish

1 entries
  • oksimoron noun (figure of speech)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • окси́морон noun (figure of speech)

Sample sentences

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The phrase 'honest politician' is an oxymoron.

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"Too much garlic" is an oxymoron.

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It's an oxymoron.

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This is an oxymoron.

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