incongruities

plural of incongruity
as in paradoxes
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house

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  • One of the great paradoxes of this period is that, from the outside, British cinema doesn’t look very open.
    John Bleasdale, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
  • This engagement was rife with paradoxes and contradictions.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Incongruities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruities. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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