as in contrary
being as different as possible
contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all
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Recent Examples of contradictory
Denim’s contradictory state is evident across Wröbel’s denim shifts.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Was this a both/and scenario, where contradictory ideas could stand side by side?
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
That triggered alarm bells for some medical associations, which issued contradictory recommendations, and also sowed confusion among pharmacists and other medical providers about the fall vaccine rollout and insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
However, across herbals throughout history, the pomegranate was used in seemingly contradictory ways.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contradictory
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Was this a both/and scenario, where contradictory ideas could stand side by side?
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
That triggered alarm bells for some medical associations, which issued contradictory recommendations, and also sowed confusion among pharmacists and other medical providers about the fall vaccine rollout and insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
However, across herbals throughout history, the pomegranate was used in seemingly contradictory ways.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contradictory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictory
Adjective
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The lieutenant, alas, offered some contrary information.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some will feel comfortable stating contrary opinions in front of the rest of the team; some won’t.—
Ellen Whitlock Baker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Also recently seen starring opposite Zoe Saldana, Garrett Hedlund and Adria Arjona in the indie The Absence of Eden, Hammons was previously a series regular on Hulu/20th Television’s Up Here opposite Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said the gunshot came from about 200 yards away, likely from a perch atop the Losee Center building, which is on the opposite side of the plaza from where Kirk was speaking.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Also, unfavorable factors are the extension price tag that can top tens of billions of dollars annually, and eligibility that includes those making 400% the poverty rate.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Two years before the Rule was finalized in 1944, the Supreme Court made unfavorable (unpublished) comments about a draft proposal permitting the government to take pretrial depositions.—
Robert Anello,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Aristocracy, the rule of elites relevant in his day—when less than five percent of the population could vote for Members of Parliament—was obviously antithetical to democracy.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Sep. 2025
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But these charmingly casual houses, many of them centuries old, come with a rigid spatial order that is antithetical to modern lifestyles.—
Joseph Giovannini,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Contradictory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictory. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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