contradictory

contradictory is a 13-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 23 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.
2. adjective. Opposing or opposed; repugnant.
3. noun. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another; contrariety.
4. noun. propositions with the same terms, but opposed to each other both in quality and quantity.
5. noun. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
6. adjective. unable to be both true at the same time
7. adjective. in disagreement- John Morley

   "the figures are at odds with our findings"

   "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"

   Synonyms: conflicting

8. adjective. that confounds or contradicts or confuses

   Synonyms: confounding

9. adjective. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

   "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"

Synonyms

conflicting, confounding

Common word forms

contradictories, contradictorily

Words from these letters

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