self-contradictory

ADJECTIVE

illogical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd false groundless implausible inconsistent incorrect irrational irrelevant preposterous senseless unreasonable unscientific untenable

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

correct logical rational reasonable right sensible true wise

WEAK

meaningful

Example Sentences

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"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

Cameron’s ambitions are as sincere as they are self-contradictory.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Li may not mean to sound self-contradictory; writing is a deliberative act in any language.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2020

Zero and infinity made the simple acts of taking tangents and finding areas appear to be self-contradictory.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

self-contradictory

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