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as in paradoxes
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction
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as in denials
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir
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Recent Examples of contradictions
The contradictions of his time, of his life, speaking uncomfortably at the lectern, writing imperfect manifestos, suffering personal losses, standing in the open doorway of the hut on Walden Pond, holding grief, listening for deeper currents, and striving to love more.
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Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Another argues that some of the apparent contradictions of LRDs can be reconciled by an amorphous, nonspherical shape.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
In other words, the algorithm is fluent in our moral contradictions.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
These contradictions were not lost on anyone and, in many ways, deepened the seriousness of our engagement.
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Like the city’s many seeming contradictions, they are meant to coexist.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
What interested him most about returning to the role was playing those contradictions at once.
—Anushka Halve, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
His experience, his identity, and his contradictions are just as foundational to the flag as anything else.
—Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Another argues that some of the apparent contradictions of LRDs can be reconciled by an amorphous, nonspherical shape.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
In other words, the algorithm is fluent in our moral contradictions.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
These contradictions were not lost on anyone and, in many ways, deepened the seriousness of our engagement.
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Like the city’s many seeming contradictions, they are meant to coexist.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
What interested him most about returning to the role was playing those contradictions at once.
—Anushka Halve, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
His experience, his identity, and his contradictions are just as foundational to the flag as anything else.
—Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictions
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Thin lids of ice could have sheltered lakes on ancient Mars and kept surface water liquid even as the Red Planet's climate became freezing, according to new research that could solve one of the greater paradoxes of Martian history.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Those paradoxes of her personality?—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Dec. 2025
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But on Wednesday, Tchekmedyian and Pringle reported that Bass was involved in the revisions despite her earlier denials.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Focus on claim denials and regulate algorithmic pricing systems that redline and penalize Black and Brown communities.—
Phara Souffrant Forrest,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Sports have always represented one of humankind’s most resolute rejections of nihilism.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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And in person, a new museum in Canada is celebrating rejections, social and self-inflected.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Contradictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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