contradictory
Other forms: contradictories
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. When witnesses give contradictory accounts of crimes—one saying the assailant had a knife and the other a gun—police officers often assume that at least one of the witnesses is lying.
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unable to be both true at the same timesynonyms: mutually exclusiveincompatiblenot compatible
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of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false“`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms”synonyms:antonymousof words: having opposite meanings
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in disagreement“"contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley”synonyms: at odds, conflicting, self-contradictoryinconsistentdisplaying a lack of consistency
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that confounds or contradicts or confusessynonyms: confoundingunsupportivenot furnishing support or assistance
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two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same timetype of:logical relationa relation between propositions
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