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adjective
- 1. mutually opposed or inconsistent: "the two studies came to contradictory conclusions"
noun
- 1. a contradictory proposition.
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CONTRADICTORY definition: 1. If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONTRADICTORY is involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction. How to use contradictory in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contradictory.
A contradictory statement is one that says two things that cannot both be true. An example: My sister is jealous of me because I'm an only child. Contradictory is related to the verb contradict, which means to say or do the opposite, and contrary, which means to take an opposite view.
Contradictory definition: asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite. See examples of CONTRADICTORY used in a sentence.
If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri/ /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri/ containing or showing a lack of agreement between statements, facts, opinions or actions synonym conflicting. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. The advice I received was often contradictory. Extra Examples. Topics Opinion and argument c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
1. Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction: contradictory reports about the vaccine's effectiveness. See Synonyms at opposite. 2. Given to contradicting: The contradictory council members often ended up squabbling. n. pl. con·tra·dic·to·ries Logic.
a fact or statement that is the opposite of what someone has said or that is so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong: [ C ] fig. His life was full of contradictions (= things that are not likely to appear together).
part of speech: adjective. definition 1: involving, containing, or being a contradiction; inconsistent; contrary. The stories of the two witnesses were contradictory, and the police suspected one of them was lying. The patient was confused by the contradictory opinions of the doctors she consulted. synonyms:
CONTRADICTORY meaning: 1. If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from…. Learn more.
