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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
She’s already getting lost in the contradictions.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Decadence luxuriates in contradictions.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Democrats challenged contradictions in the war’s justification, noting that Iran’s nuclear facilities were already reportedly destroyed in 2025.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The Underground Man is a man torn apart by contradictions.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Teigen shared all the contradictions she's been feeling with her age in a Wednesday, April 29, Instagram post.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Steyer has long leaned into the contradictions between his business success and political views.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Both show, in different ways, how contradictions reflect the complexity of human emotion.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
There is always something missing, a truth hidden in the lies, contradictions that need to be mentally processed.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Decadence luxuriates in contradictions.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Democrats challenged contradictions in the war’s justification, noting that Iran’s nuclear facilities were already reportedly destroyed in 2025.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The Underground Man is a man torn apart by contradictions.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Teigen shared all the contradictions she's been feeling with her age in a Wednesday, April 29, Instagram post.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Steyer has long leaned into the contradictions between his business success and political views.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Both show, in different ways, how contradictions reflect the complexity of human emotion.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
There is always something missing, a truth hidden in the lies, contradictions that need to be mentally processed.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictions
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While Goodman’s paradoxes and fantasies posed challenges to me as her biographer, with the advent of AI slop and ChatGPT, our courtship with illusion (and possibly delusion) is here to stay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Burke gets some heavy digs in at all the paradoxes of tradwifery.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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That’s a 44% increase in flat-out denials statewide.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
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Customer complaints about Choice Home Warranty were mostly about claim denials, slow response times and disputes over what’s covered.—
Jamela Adam,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The role came after a long period of consecutive rejections.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
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Bezos recounted getting several rejections and some investors.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Contradictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictions. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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