contradictoriness

noun

Definition of contradictorinessnext
as in disparity

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  1. disparity
  2. dissimilarity
  3. divergence
  4. opposition
  5. polarity
  6. variance
  7. discrepancy
Noun
  • If the main predictor of racial disparities in prison is poverty, then denouncing police and prosecutors as racist won't shrink those gaps.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The measures are meant to address wealth disparities created by apartheid, when South Africa’s white minority excluded Black people from the economy.
    — John Eligon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of disparity
Noun
  • In fact, the German scholar Winfried Fluck, in a study of the Americanization of global culture, credited Americans’ dissimilarities with the dominance of its popular culture.
    — Lily Rothman, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Their results support the hypothesis that limiting trait similarity allows the establishment of non-native parakeets at the local scale by reducing competition with native species due to trait dissimilarity.
    — GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of dissimilarity
Noun
  • With the latest decreases in cotton prices, a divergence has emerged with the oil market.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This requires, though, that the majority of stocks are not outright declining and that the divergences aren't accompanied by signs of acute macro stress and tighter financial conditions.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of divergence
Noun
  • According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats must decide whether to take the deal in front of them or, possibly with a congressional majority next year, craft a version more to their liking that may be met with staunch GOP opposition and, thus, gridlock purgatory yet again.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of opposition
Noun
  • Magnetic flux and polarity specs are hard to find because there’s no standard for measuring magnetic flux, and many users don’t seek or need this information.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Apply one polarity and the white particles move toward the top of a capsule.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of polarity
Noun
  • The facility dehydrates fruit and holds it for over seven days without a variance or HACCP plan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Among various scientific projects, his NCBRS Worldwide Foundation is partnering with the University of Dusseldorf to map the variance in the severity of symptoms seen across NCBRS patients.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of variance
Noun
  • An agent could resolve a small discrepancy when the policy is clear, the transaction is reversible and the customer relationship is not at risk.
    — Jason Wojahn, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • First revealed by the Financial Times, the discrepancy spooked investors, who flocked to sell AI stocks from Nvidia to Oracle to CoreWeave.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of discrepancy
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