as in contrary
being as different as possible
contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all
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Recent Examples of contradictory
His association sees the plan’s proposed height allowances as contradictory to the city’s goal to produce more affordable housing downtown.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Describing the spring 2026 collection as menswear-driven would be not only an overstatement, but also contradictory to Pasqualetti’s creative approach.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Balancing these seemingly contradictory demands requires a paradigm shift: one that doesn’t view technology and humanity as mutually exclusive, but rather as complementary forces that can amplify each other.
—Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Combs’ team has been able to put on much of their case during cross-examination of the government’s nearly three dozen witnesses, grilling them about alleged inconsistencies in their testimony or seemingly contradictory statements.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Describing the spring 2026 collection as menswear-driven would be not only an overstatement, but also contradictory to Pasqualetti’s creative approach.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Balancing these seemingly contradictory demands requires a paradigm shift: one that doesn’t view technology and humanity as mutually exclusive, but rather as complementary forces that can amplify each other.
—Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Combs’ team has been able to put on much of their case during cross-examination of the government’s nearly three dozen witnesses, grilling them about alleged inconsistencies in their testimony or seemingly contradictory statements.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictory
Adjective
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The following year, then-APD Chief Joseph Chacon declined to discipline either officer — despite contrary recommendations from the Office of Police Oversight and Community Police Review Commission, two civilian bodies tasked with overseeing APD.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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When was the last time a contrary viewpoint actually changed your team's direction?—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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On the opposite side of the arcade is the sports bar with a massive screen that towers over diners.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Opia just completed filming Netflix’s Ladies First opposite Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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In Wednesday’s poll, Mamdani had a higher net favorability rating (40% favorable to 36% unfavorable) than the net negative ratings of Cuomo (44% to 46%) and Adams (28% to 62%).—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
9 July 2025
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The Mumsnet user then listed some recent unfavorable restaurant outings.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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That sort of corrections system is antithetical to privatized prisons focused on profits, Alexander said.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The core group who ran the country in the last two years may have been as antithetical to the positives of business as any that our history has recorded, maybe even in the first years of Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, maybe worse.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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“Contradictory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictory. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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