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self-contradictory

ADJECTIVE
illogical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd false groundless implausible inconsistent incorrect irrational irrelevant preposterous senseless unreasonable unscientific untenable
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casuistic cockeyed fallacious fatuous faulty hollow inconclusive incongruous inconsequent invalid mad meaningless not following nutty off the wall screwy sophistic sophistical specious spurious unconnected unproved unsound unsubstantial wacky without basis without foundation
Antonyms
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correct logical rational reasonable right sensible true wise
WEAK
meaningful

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But there is much that is historically wrongheaded, strategically unwise, and logically vague or self-contradictory in this document.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

Some of Meta’s response to the book seems self-contradictory or misleading.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

"If North Korea ever invades the South again, it will be self-contradictory, where a U.N. member state would be attacking the U.N. Command," Shin told the meeting.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2023

The simplest explanation for Musk's ever-more-hilarious self-contradictory behavior as the new boss of Twitter is that the man is a narcissist and a hypocrite.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison