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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
As a discipline, advertising is beset by all sorts of weird internal contradictions, although that’s probably to be expected, given the thankless job commercials are tasked with carrying out.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
His contradictions are out in the open.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
This was a logical progression in the war, as well as a response to the contradictions at the heart of an American policy that sought to assist Ukraine while avoiding direct confrontation with Russia.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Beyond rates, the broader macro backdrop is a swirl of contradictions.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
As women, we’re often expected to balance contradictions – assertive but not aggressive, visionary but pragmatic.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
The contradictions are glaring.
—Elianna Friedman, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.
—Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
His contradictions are out in the open.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
This was a logical progression in the war, as well as a response to the contradictions at the heart of an American policy that sought to assist Ukraine while avoiding direct confrontation with Russia.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Beyond rates, the broader macro backdrop is a swirl of contradictions.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The essays trace her path from awkward adolescence to adulting in her 30s and 40s, with all the contradictions, clarity, and chaos that come with it.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
As women, we’re often expected to balance contradictions – assertive but not aggressive, visionary but pragmatic.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
The contradictions are glaring.
—Elianna Friedman, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
This project became both an ethnographic and photographic study of how women inhabit, resist, and reimagine their roles in a context denned by deep contradictions – beauty and chaos, devotion and repression, tradition and transformation.
—Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictions
Noun
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The dirtbag who accidentally became a billionaire and then gave it all away reminds us that some paradoxes are meant to be lived with, not solved.—
Kyle Westaway,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Through awe-inspiring visuals and a narration from the filmmaker combining poetry, science and emotions, the film explores the paradoxes of our time.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such reimbursement accuracy failures can include insurance claim denials, unbilled services, underpayments from government programs and inefficiencies within the reimbursement workflow.—
Alexander Podgornyy,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After multiple rejections from the auto dealership, Kim had to get creative again.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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And this ingredient is the secret to the success of many freelancers, start-up founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders who often felt like giving up and were faced with self-doubt on top of the rejections of others, yet still pushed on.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Contradictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictions. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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