CONTRADICTORY


Meaning of CONTRADICTORY in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , seem , sound

ADVERB

▪ completely

The evidence is completely ~.

▪ quite , rather , somewhat

▪ apparently , seemingly

two apparently ~ opinions

▪ inherently

▪ internally

The argument is internally ~ (= contradicts itself) .

▪ mutually

The evidence demonstrates how easily people can hold mutually ~ beliefs.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

He did something ~ to his orders.

Contradictory is used with these nouns: ↑ belief , ↑ demand , ↑ emotion , ↑ idea , ↑ impulse , ↑ interest , ↑ message , ↑ nature , ↑ result , ↑ signal , ↑ tendency

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