CONTRADICTORINESS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

contradictoriness

noun

Definition of contradictoriness

as in disparity

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Noun

But according to Twain, Langley’s success also underscores the gender disparity in country music.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
In an executive order last year, the White House directed the Education Department to issue new school discipline guidance, and called for a review of organizations that had promoted policies to address disparities in discipline.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 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

Nobody could accuse Keegan of lacking the quality to perform against elite-level European opposition, given his success with Liverpool and Hamburg.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
There has been some opposition, including from the Mauthausen Committee, Austria’s main Holocaust survivors’ group, which has argued both that a police station is inappropriate and that more should be done to draw attention to Hitler’s crimes.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 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

But commissioners agreed with the county and the city’s planning department that the variances are appropriate.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Ultimately, the company did not receive any variances or exemptions as a result of its efforts, the spokesperson said.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of variance

Noun

In addition to the discrepancy between the two ad loads, the Fox and Telemundo measurements are at odds, as the English-language figures include pre-match coverage, while Telemundo’s reports are match-only averages.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
This discrepancy between wish fulfilment and truth-seeking is simple enough to grasp when there’s a binary question, such as whether Odysseus is alive or dead.

— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

Definition of discrepancy

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