contradictory
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
Types & categories
- logical relation hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms
Related & opposite
- contradictoriness derivation
- negate derivation
- negate derivation
- antonymous similar to
Sense 3 adjective
that confounds or contradicts or confuses
Related & opposite
- negate derivation
- unsupportive similar to
Sense 4 adjective
in disagreement
the figures are at odds with our findings
Related & opposite
- contradictoriness derivation
- negate derivation
- inconsistent similar to
Sense 5 adjective
unable to be both true at the same time
Related & opposite
- contradictoriness derivation
- negate derivation
- negate derivation
- incompatible similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | logical relation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contradictoriness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | negate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | negate |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | antonymous |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | negate |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsupportive |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | contradictoriness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | negate |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | inconsistent |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | contradictoriness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | negate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | negate |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | incompatible |