What is another word for paradox?
152 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_d_ˌɒ_k_s], [ pˈaɹədˌɒks], [ pˈaɹədˌɒks], [ ˈɪpsə͡ʊ fˈaktə͡ʊ], [ ˈɪpsəʊ fˈaktəʊ], [ ˈɪ_p_s_əʊ f_ˈa_k_t_əʊ]Table of Contents
Similar words for paradox:- absurdity (noun)
- catch-22 (noun)
- communication (noun)
- contradiction, puzzle (noun)
- difficulty (noun)
- fallacy (noun)
- figure of speech (noun)
- phenomenon (noun)
- other synonyms
Definition for Paradox:
Synonyms for Paradox:
n.
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- allegation,
- avowal,
- announcement,
- apology,
- assurance,
- apologia,
- affirmation,
- error,
- attestation,
- mistake,
- accusation,
- assertion.
- baloney,
- bizarreness,
- ludicrousness,
- outlandishness,
- irrationality,
- incongruity,
- idiocy,
- preposterousness,
- nonsense,
- inanity,
- meaninglessness,
- implausibility,
- anachronism,
- silliness,
- Self-contradiction,
- folly,
- eccentricity,
- impossibility,
- absurdity,
- foolishness,
- contradiction,
- balderdash,
- craziness,
- farce.
- in-validities,
- quibblings,
- in-validity,
- misconstruals,
- mis calculation,
- mis take,
- mis interpretation,
- pre conception,
- mis-calculation,
- mis-calculations,
- in validity,
- pre-conceptions,
- un-truths,
- in exactness,
- mis-apprehensions,
- in exactnesses,
- mis-takes,
- mis takes,
- un-truth,
- mis-interpretation,
- inexactnesses,
- mis-take,
- mis apprehension,
- pre-conception,
- mis apprehensions,
- un truth,
- pre conceptions,
- in validities,
- un truths,
- deceptivenesses,
- mis-apprehension,
- in-exactnesses,
- mis-interpretations,
- non sequiturs,
- in-exactness,
- mis calculations,
- faultinesses,
- mis interpretations.
- synecdoche,
- aposiopesis,
- oxymora,
- adumbration,
- metonymies,
- manner of speaking,
- Tropology,
- apostrophe,
- alliteration,
- ellipsis,
- apostrophes,
- litotes,
- turn of phrase,
- malapropism,
- Asyndeton,
- oxymoron,
- malapropisms,
- antistrophe,
- Ellipses,
- echoism,
- metonymy,
- trope,
- way of speaking,
- alliterations,
- communication that is not meant literally; stylistic device,
- onomatopoeia,
- tropes,
- anaphora,
- onomatopoeias,
- proteron.
Other synonyms:
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- curiosity,
- dynamite,
- conversation piece,
- red-letter day,
- curio,
- apparition,
- number,
- tableau,
- happening,
- exception,
- spectacle,
- sensation,
- drama,
- lulu,
- aberration,
- fringe,
- goings on,
- doozy,
- carryings-on,
- cheap thrill,
- novelty.
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- freak.
Paraphrases for Paradox:
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
discrepancy, inconsistency, contradictory, dilemma.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
contradiction, irony, absurdity.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Paradox:
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n.
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contradiction, puzzle
correction, standard, same, truth, regularity, accuracy, certainty, understanding, usualness, normality, success.
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Other antonyms:
axiom, answer, explanation, solution, proposition.
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contradiction, puzzle
Paradox Sentence Examples:
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What a paradox is man!
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Lastly, then, in the Paradox of Love, the Church holds both these passions, at full blast, both at once.
Hyponym for Paradox:
n.
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communication
contradiction, contradiction in terms.
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communication