Contradictory meaning

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The definition of contradictory is things that cannot both be true, or that are at odds with each other so that if one is correct, the other is not.

When you believe the answer is yes and someone else believes the answer is no, this is an example of a situation where you have contradictory opinions.

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Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction.

Contradictory reports about the vaccine's effectiveness.

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Given to contradicting.

The contradictory council members often ended up squabbling.

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Either of two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
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Involving a contradiction; inconsistent.
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Inclined to contradict or deny.
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Something that contradicts; an opposite.
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Either of two proportions so related that only one can be true and, likewise, only one can be false.
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That contradicts something, such as an argument.
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That is itself a contradiction.
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That is diametrically opposed to something.
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Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
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(logic) Any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.
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Contradictory Sentence Examples

  • It was a contradictory thought - and totally unfair to Josh.

  • People at the memorial service had contradictory stories and when Howie pressed them, no one seemed to have any real facts.

  • Believers could be in no uncertainty as to which of two contradictory passages remained in force; and they might still find edification in that which had become obsolete.

  • If they were really contradictory they would be non-existent.

  • Surveying these positions, we shall not be astonished to find much that is surprising and some things that are contradictory in Pascal's utterances on "les grands sujets."

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