contradictions

NOUN

variance to something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conflict difference disagreement discrepancy dispute inconsistency

STRONG

confutation contravention defiance denial dissension incongruity negation opposite opposition

WEAK

bucking gainsaying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement concurrence consistency harmony likeness peace sameness similarity

STRONG

approval

WEAK

OK acceptance concession confirmation corroboration reconcilement verification

Example Sentences

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"Contradictions remain prominent, with insufficient consumer spending and weak growth in private investment," Finance Minister Lan Fo'an told Friday's news conference.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Contradictions are difficult for them, especially in a polarized world driven by online expressions of angry certainty from both sides.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024

Contradictions keep math and philosophy on course through negative feedback.

From Scientific American • Oct. 16, 2023

Contradictions The proposed Pentagon study would examine how China would meet its large energy and fuel demands after a blockade is imposed.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Were they a Compound of all the Follies, Absurdities, and Contradictions that ever were generated by Monster-bearing Superstition, had their Interest bound them to us, I should not have feared their Fealty.

From An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland by Brooke, Henry