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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | xx/ | Verb |
| contradictions | xx/x | Noun |
| at odds | // | Phrase |
| conflicting | x/x | Adjective |
| juxtapositions | xxx/x | Noun |
| at loggerheads | //xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| incongruence | x/xx | Noun |
| juxtaposes | xx/x | Verb |
| at variance | //xx | Phrase |
| incongruent | x/xx | Adjective |
| contradistinction | /xx/x | Noun |
| antithetical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| contraries | /xx | Noun |
| incongruities | xx/xx | Noun |
| mutually exclusive | /xxxx/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| opposites | /xx | Noun |
| incommensurability | xx/xx/xx | Noun |
| antitheses | x/xx | Noun |
| contrasts | /x | Noun |
| oppositional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mismatches | x/x | Noun |
| disjunction | x/x | Noun |
| antagonistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| incompatibility | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| counterintuitive | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| cognitive dissonance | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| dichotomies | x/xx | Noun |
| disagreement | xx/x | Noun |
| dualities | x/xx | Noun |
| contravening | /x/x | Verb |
| disjunctive | x/x | Adjective |
| misunderstandings | xxx/x | Noun |
| opposing | x/x | Verb |
| paradoxes | /xxx | Noun |
| antinomies | x/xx | Noun |
| antisymmetric | xxx/x | Adjective |
