contradictory
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1con·tra·dic·to·ry
noun \ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-t(ə-)rē\ plural con·tra·dic·to·ries
Definition of CONTRADICTORY
: a proposition so related to another that if either of the two is true the other is false and if either is false the other must be true
First Known Use of CONTRADICTORY
14th century
2contradictory
adjectiveDefinition of CONTRADICTORY
: involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction <contradictory statements>
— con·tra·dic·to·ri·ly \-t(ə-)rə-lē\ adverb
— con·tra·dic·to·ri·ness \-t(ə-)rē-nəs\ noun
See Examples of CONTRADICTORY
- <contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all>
First Known Use of CONTRADICTORY
1656
Related to CONTRADICTORY
- Synonyms
- antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, opposite, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), polar
- Antonyms
- noncontradictory
See Synonym Discussion at opposite
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