Explore Contradiction through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like opposition or falsehood. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Contradiction meaning
- The act of contradicting.
- A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
- A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
Synonyms of Contradiction
Using Contradiction
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of contradicting. | A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms. | A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
- Useful related words include: opposition, oppositeness, contradiction in terms, falsehood.
- In the example corpus, contradiction often appears in combinations such as: contradiction between, contradiction to, the contradiction.
Context around Contradiction
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Contradiction
- In this selection, "contradiction" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mere, growing, fundamental, leads, too and didn stand out and add context to how "contradiction" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a growing contradiction in this and also a contradiction. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "contradiction" sits close to words such as aclu, barre and chalk, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with contradiction
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Others quickly pointed out an evident contradiction. (7 words)
That seems a contradiction in-on itself. (7 words)
Is there a contradiction between all of them? (8 words)
For example, the contradiction of finding no time to study because they need to work in order to pay for college or the pressure of maintain a high GPA because that appears to be the route to professional and financial success, post-graduation. (43 words)
In two major essays, On Contradiction and On the correct handling of contradictions among the people, he adopts the positivist empiricist idea (shared by Engels) that contradiction is present in matter itself (and thus, also in the ideas of the brain). (41 words)
The second part of the statement is seen by contradiction: if then the left hand side is not less than infinity : If then we obtain a contradiction, because the sum does not exceed which is finite. (36 words)
Is there a contradiction between all of them? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
In a proof by contradiction it is shown that the denial of the statement being proved results in such a contradiction.
In two major essays, On Contradiction and On the correct handling of contradictions among the people, he adopts the positivist empiricist idea (shared by Engels) that contradiction is present in matter itself (and thus, also in the ideas of the brain).
Mere contradiction will not sustain the charge; there must be strong corroborative evidence of the contradiction.
There is no contradiction, and the comical always lies in a contradiction.
The second part of the statement is seen by contradiction: if then the left hand side is not less than infinity : If then we obtain a contradiction, because the sum does not exceed which is finite.
This contradiction leads to the dissolution of the thing or idea in the simple form in which it presented itself and to a higher-level, more complex thing or idea that more adequately incorporates the contradiction.
While Hasidic mystics considered the existence of the physical world a contradiction to God's simpleness, Maimonides saw no contradiction.
A growing contradiction in this team is that they have one fewer player to pass the ball to, since Erling Haaland is so seldom involved in build-up play.
But there is some contradiction too, as being pro-business and anti-government regulation is also an important conservative belief.
For example, the contradiction of finding no time to study because they need to work in order to pay for college or the pressure of maintain a high GPA because that appears to be the route to professional and financial success, post-graduation.
For most of Israel’s history the state’s fundamental contradiction didn’t much trouble its governments.
However, despite herself, she begins building a mentorship relationship with’s biggest contradiction Sophie, a brotherly relationship with stoic Eliot, a fatherly relationship with Nate, and a romantic relationship with Hardison.
In the beginning of the previous century, there was simply no contradiction in being a “liberal conservationist” and being a eugenicist.
Is there a contradiction between all of them?
Just as anti-Zionism equates to anti-Semitism is an oxymoron, “bringing Israel to the Court of Justice harms the Jewish people” is also a contradiction.
Others quickly pointed out an evident contradiction.
Part of that contradiction — Barkley returning to form as his offensive line falters — comes down to his quarterback.
That seems a contradiction in-on itself.
That's with the seemingly inherent contradiction of the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases and the unemployment rate falling to a near 54-year low.
The admission is an apparent contradiction of what the mnister said on July 26, when she said: 'I wouldn’t link the decision not to continue to engage with Qatar.
Common combinations with contradiction
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- contradiction between 22×
- contradiction to 21×
- the contradiction 20×
- contradiction of 20×
- contradiction in 15×
- in contradiction 14×
- of contradiction 13×
- this contradiction 12×
- no contradiction 11×
- contradiction that 9×