Get to know Dichotomy better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like duality or classification.
Dichotomy in a sentence
Dichotomy meaning
- A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
- Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality.
- The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of human into female and male.
Synonyms of Dichotomy
Using Dichotomy
- The main meaning on this page is: A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. | Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality. | The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of human into female and male.
- Useful related words include: duality, classification, categorization, categorisation.
- In the example corpus, dichotomy often appears in combinations such as: the dichotomy, dichotomy between, dichotomy of.
Context around Dichotomy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dichotomy
- In this selection, "dichotomy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, interesting, enemy, false, becomes and seeing stand out and add context to how "dichotomy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a constant dichotomy and a fascinating dichotomy between lorwyn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dichotomy" sits close to words such as acm, alfredo and anatomical, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dichotomy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That dichotomy always fascinated him. (5 words)
There is a strange dichotomy to tennis. (7 words)
The dichotomy of womanhood in the 21st century can be overwhelming. (11 words)
As we'll see throughout this article, Energy Transfer is an interesting dichotomy between management that wants its own way and a market that disagrees, which will continue to put pressure on its shareholder returns. (35 words)
In Outside the Circles of Time (1980), Grant calls into question the whole extra-terrestrial vs trans-dimensional dichotomy, seeing outer space as a form of inner space, especially when it comes to alien beings. (35 words)
Instead of being a hero or villain, it would have been powerful if Nagant threw in the towel altogether and said she didn't want anything to do with either side of the dichotomy. (34 words)
I ask you, reader, what will that false dichotomy do to our mental health? (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
As I've highlighted in past articles (), we're observing a dichotomy: on one side, a lull in the US drilling activity, and on the other, a robust uptick internationally.
As we'll see throughout this article, Energy Transfer is an interesting dichotomy between management that wants its own way and a market that disagrees, which will continue to put pressure on its shareholder returns.
But it’s in the space between societies where the friend-enemy dichotomy becomes most salient: in fact, it is central to most international relations analyses.
I ask you, reader, what will that false dichotomy do to our mental health?
In his opinion, Costa Rica is abundant in many things, but lives in a constant dichotomy.
In Outside the Circles of Time (1980), Grant calls into question the whole extra-terrestrial vs trans-dimensional dichotomy, seeing outer space as a form of inner space, especially when it comes to alien beings.
Instead of being a hero or villain, it would have been powerful if Nagant threw in the towel altogether and said she didn't want anything to do with either side of the dichotomy.
It opens with Darrell Grand Moultrie’s “Dichotomy of a Journey,” and tucks Lar Lubovitch’s “Coltrane’s Favorite Things” in between.
It’s a dichotomy the Steelers believe they can exploit in hopes of getting the best out of both.
James Bagshaw explains the dichotomy of beauty and danger in the song.
Some of his paintings confront complex subjects, such as the fleeting nature of youth, mortality, the dichotomy of emotions, and even racial equality.
Taken to its logical extreme, the only solution to a false “us vs. them” dichotomy is the eradication of the other.
Target Corporation's Q2 2023 financial performance reveals a dichotomy between profitability and sales trends.
That dichotomy always fascinated him.
The clip above perfectly encapsulates the dichotomy between the survival skills required to make it out of the competition with money in hand, and the desire for collaborative community.
The dichotomy of womanhood in the 21st century can be overwhelming.
The initial block set up a fascinating dichotomy between Lorwyn, a bright fairy-tale plane with a distinct dark side, and Shadowmoor, its dark reflection that still had a few glimmers of light within.
There exists no dichotomy between ideal divorce lawyers for men and the best divorce lawyers for women.
There is a strange dichotomy to tennis.
The scene that follows could be considered absolutely pointless or absolutely sublime, a dichotomy that turns out to be at the moral core of the movie.
Common combinations with dichotomy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the dichotomy 30×
- dichotomy between 25×
- dichotomy of 18×
- false dichotomy 8×
- this dichotomy 8×
- dichotomy that 7×
- dichotomy and 6×
- dichotomy in 5×
- that dichotomy 4×
- dichotomy the 3×