contradictory

/kˌɑntɹədˈɪktɚi/ · 5 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
   “`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms”
2. that confounds or contradicts or confuses
3. in disagreement- John Morley
   “the figures are at odds with our findings”
4. unable for both to exist or be true at the same time

noun

1. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

Synonyms for contradictory

• antonymous
• confounding
• unsupportive
• at odds
• conflicting
• self-contradictory
• inconsistent
• mutually exclusive
• incompatible

Words that rhyme with contradictory

• valedictory
• victory