Word Type

Noun

The word "paradox" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

counterparadox nonparadox paradessence paradox acacia paradox sunflower paradoxist paradoxography

Context

logic philosophy psychotherapy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

contradiction contradiction in terms

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Abilene paradox Achilles paradox Allais paradox Arrow paradox Arrow's paradox Baker's paradox Banach-Tarski paradox Benardete's paradox Berkson's paradox Berry paradox Bertrand's paradox Bhartrhari's paradox Blub paradox Burali-Forti paradox C-value paradox Cuomo's paradox Curry's paradox Easterlin paradox Ehrenfest paradox Ellsberg paradox Epimenides paradox European paradox Fermi paradox French paradox Galileo's paradox Gibson's paradox Girard's paradox Grelling-Nelson paradox Grim Reaper paradox Hawking's paradox Hempel's paradox Hooper's paradox Jevons paradox Klein paradox Levinthal's paradox Loschmidt's paradox Loyd's paradox Löb's paradox Moravec's paradox Newcomb's paradox Olbers' paradox Parrondo's paradox Pepsi paradox Petersburg paradox Peto's paradox Polchinski's paradox Richard's paradox Ross-Littlewood paradox Russell's paradox Sagan's paradox Saint Petersburg paradox Siegel's paradox Simpson's paradox Smale's paradox St. Petersburg paradox Stein's paradox Supplee's paradox Tullock paradox Weyl's paradox Yablo's paradox Zeno's paradox archer's paradox barber paradox barn-pole paradox birthday paradox bootstrap paradox boy or girl paradox causal loop paradox clock paradox d'Alembert's paradox diamond-water paradox envelope paradox exchange paradox gentle murder paradox grandfather paradox hangman paradox hydrostatic paradox infinite hotel paradox information paradox interesting number paradox ladder paradox lek paradox liar paradox liar's paradox micro-macro paradox necktie paradox observer's paradox paradox of fiction paradox of saving paradox of thrift paradox of tolerance potato paradox raven paradox region-beta paradox sorites paradox submarine paradox surprise test paradox tea leaf paradox twin paradox twins paradox unexpected hanging paradox

Type Of (IsA)

contradiction fact written or spoken work

Related Terms

paradoxical paradoxically paradoxician paradoxism paradoxling paradoxology paradoxy

Related Terms

contradiction contradictory counterintuitive property puzzle puzzle contradiction self contradictory unanswerable

Synonym Network

antinomy juxtaposition puzzle reverse psychology shocker

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