Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "contradictory" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

contradictorily contradictoriness contradictory antonym intercontradictory non-contradictory noncontradictory self-contradictory uncontradictory

Context

logic

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

logical relation

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

negation

Type Of (IsA)

logical relation

Related Terms

contradict contradiction contradictorious oxymoron paradox

Related Terms

argument contradict contradiction contradictorious contrarious diametrically exclusive false mutually opposed oxymoron pair paradox proposition true

Similar Terms

antonymous antonymous incompatible inconsistent unsupportive

Synonym Network

confounding incompatible mutually exclusive opposite self contradictory

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