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- Dictionarycontradictory/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. mutually opposed or inconsistent: "the two studies came to contradictory conclusions"
noun
- 1. a contradictory proposition.
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CONTRADICTORY definition: 1. If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONTRADICTORY is involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction. How to use contradictory in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contradictory.
Contradictory definition: asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite. See examples of CONTRADICTORY used in a sentence.
A contradictory statement is one that says two things that cannot both be true. An example: My sister is jealous of me because I'm an only child. Contradictory is related to the verb contradict, which means to say or do the opposite, and contrary, which means to take an opposite view.
adjective. /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri/ /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri/ containing or showing a lack of agreement between statements, facts, opinions or actions synonym conflicting. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. The advice I received was often contradictory. see also self-contradictory. Extra Examples. Topics Opinion and argument c1.
If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
(of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong: If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't contradict each other!
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word contradictory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. involving contradiction; inconsistent: contradictory statements. 2. tending or inclined to contradict. n. 3. Logic. a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
Synonyms for CONTRADICTORY: contrary, opposite, unfavorable, antithetical, negative, hostile, diametrical, polar; Antonyms of CONTRADICTORY: similar, analogous, like, same, noncontradictory, identical, equivalent, alike
