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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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And yet, all of her contradictions genuinely make heaven seem with reach, for an hour and a half at least.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

His archive now stands as a sustained act of witnessing - a country, its people, and its contradictions - through a lens that remained, above all, deeply human.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It is a holiday of contradictions: solemn duty mixed with a picnic spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“The Motherland” was a nation of ideals and contradictions.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein