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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Dramatists are more cognizant than ever of the sociopolitical import of these contradictions and they’ve been chronicling the way this historically freighted baggage emerges in the drama of everyday life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

By the time Prohibition was repealed in 1933, America was left not sobered, but hungover by its own contradictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

But put them together and contradictions appear – especially when it comes to black holes, dark matter, dark energy and the origins of the cosmos.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

While it is undoubtedly a showstopper, it is not without contradictions and there was criticism that it was not a representation of "real" Scotland.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

His nervousness increases as Lovett questions him again, probing Mudd’s story for contradictions, half- truths, and outright lies.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly