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as in paradoxes
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction
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as in denials
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir
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Recent Examples of contradictions
But there’s real depth in how the screenplay also shows Archie Madekwe’s charismatic aspiring singer running face-first into the contradictions of building his brand on being an internet goofball.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
So many films fail to engage meaningfully with the concerns, pleasures, and contradictions of modern humanity.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
But instead of trying to pull answers, the doc sits with these contradictions, reflecting Mandelup’s desire to make something that could respond to and reflect the present.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Their task won’t be resolving these contradictions but working with them as conditions.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, Jesse Jackson’s story is the quintessentially American one — a narrative of magnificent contradictions that refuse to be flattened into a simple, polished eulogy.
—Glenn Eden, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
So there are contradictions there.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
That impetus brought Lance Hammer back out of the woodwork, a gauntlet thrown to himself to think through problematic contradictions involving the quite different — and often sparring — human verticals of capability, autonomy, and decline.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
That message comes with some profound contradictions.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
So many films fail to engage meaningfully with the concerns, pleasures, and contradictions of modern humanity.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
But instead of trying to pull answers, the doc sits with these contradictions, reflecting Mandelup’s desire to make something that could respond to and reflect the present.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Their task won’t be resolving these contradictions but working with them as conditions.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, Jesse Jackson’s story is the quintessentially American one — a narrative of magnificent contradictions that refuse to be flattened into a simple, polished eulogy.
—Glenn Eden, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
So there are contradictions there.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
That impetus brought Lance Hammer back out of the woodwork, a gauntlet thrown to himself to think through problematic contradictions involving the quite different — and often sparring — human verticals of capability, autonomy, and decline.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
That message comes with some profound contradictions.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictions
Noun
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The ancient Greek philosopher Zeno used it to concoct all sorts of paradoxes.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Feb. 2026
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The strong force’s paradoxes make its interactions incredibly difficult to predict.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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The hosts also talk about Prasad’s second exit from the FDA and a congressman’s probing of the agency’s rare disease drug denials.—
Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rosanna Arquette, who told The New Yorker in 2017 that Weinstein assaulted her at a hotel in the early 1990s, slammed the mogul’s ongoing denials in a statement posted to Instagram on Thursday.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
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Gnecco said getting rejections from potential partners and having a business concept that everyone may not understand doesn’t make life as a company executive easy.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Despite the rejections, their shorts eventually got recognition, which led to bigger gigs.—
William Earl,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Contradictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictions. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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