CONTRADICTORINESS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

contradictoriness

noun

Definition of contradictoriness

as in disparity

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Noun

While Musk’s wealth, even in the face of recent losses, is extreme, dramatic disparities have become commonplace.

— Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Experts suggest this disparity stems from how valuations are established, including underreported surgical times in gynecology.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 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

Watch vessel-level AIS tracking data for the Gibraltar corridor itself, the kind of transit-time and vessel-count monitoring the IMF's PortWatch initiative already runs, for any early divergence from the roughly 300-vessels-per-day baseline.

— Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
But the dramatic divergence of the new measurement from the detector’s own past results, along with the collaboration’s claim of high precision, made the situation hard to ignore.

— Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of divergence

Noun

His departure marks the loss of yet another prominent opposition voice willing to challenge the Kremlin from inside Russia, with most critics of President Vladimir Putin now either in jail or in exile.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
But the department has been running into opposition by landowners, environmental groups, Native American tribes and others who argue that the rapid construction endangers environmental and religious sites and a way of life along the border.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of opposition

Noun

Alternating magnetic polarities ensure reliable alignment into square lattice formations.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Its core strategies involve embracing both sides of challenging polarities, listening somatically and deeply to uncover common truths, and working from a sense of abundance and interconnectedness.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of polarity

Noun

Rajesh Exports denied these allegations of wrongdoing and said the discrepancies pointed out by SEBI misinterpret their consolidated global revenue and basic value additions.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Borrowers should verify their loan status to catch discrepancies.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of discrepancy

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