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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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But it does suggest that the movement is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Savitt sought to undermine Musk’s previous testimony by highlighting factual errors and contradictions during the cross-examination, which will continue today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

“He represents not only extraordinary artistic achievement, but also the contradictions of fame at its most amplified,” Naiman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Just as the father brimmed with contradictory feelings as he crept along the wall—humiliation, anger, and a grudging feeling of pride in his son—so the son felt his own contradictions.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison