contradictory
11contradictory — con|tra|dic|to|ry [ˌkɔntrəˈdıktəri US ˌka:n ] adj two statements, beliefs etc that are contradictory are different and therefore cannot both be true or correct contradictory messages/statements/demands etc ▪ The public is being fed contradictory… …
12contradictory — adjective two statements, beliefs etc that are contradictory, are different and therefore cannot both be true: The witnesses gave two completely contradictory accounts. see also: self contradictory …
13contradictory — adj. contradictory to * * * [ˌkɒntrə dɪkt(ə)rɪ] contradictory to …
14contradictory — I. noun (plural ries) Date: 14th century a proposition so related to another that if either of the two is true the other is false and if either is false the other must be true II. adjective Date: 1656 involving, causing, or constituting a… …
15contradictory — contradictorily, adv. contradictoriness, n. /kon treuh dik teuh ree/, adj., n., pl. contradictories. adj. 1. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements. 2. tending or inclined to… …
16contradictory — A contradictory position is one from which a contradiction follows …
17contradictory — Synonyms and related words: abjuratory, abnegative, absonant, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, alien, ambiguous, ambivalent, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodean, antipole, antithesis, antithetic,… …
18contradictory — con|tra|dic|to|ry [ ,kantrə dıktəri ] adjective contradictory statements, information, ideas, or beliefs disagree with each other and cannot both or all be true …
19contradictory — adjective their contradictory accounts angered the lieutenant Syn: opposed, in opposition, opposite, antithetical, contrary, contrasting, conflicting, at variance, at odds, opposing, clashing, divergent, discrepant, different; inconsistent,… …
20contradictory — UK [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktərɪ] adjective contradictory statements, information, ideas, or beliefs disagree with each other and cannot both or all be true …
