What is another word for paradoxical?
Pronunciation:
[ pˌaɹədˈɒksɪkə͡l], [ pˌaɹədˈɒksɪkəl], [ p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_d_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_k_əl]
Related words: paradoxical thinking definition, what is paradoxical thinking, what is a paradox, self-defeating behavior, self-referential paradoxes, paradoxes of meaning, hermeneutical paradox, duality paradox
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Similar words for paradoxical:
- absurd (adjective)
- complex (adjective)
- conflicting (adjective)
- difficult (adjective)
- opposite (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- contradictory (adjective)
- contrary (adjective)
- ironic (adjective)
- ironic/ironical (adjective)
- perplexing (adjective)
- questionable (adjective)
- satirical/satiric (adjective)
Synonyms for Paradoxical:
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adj.
• absurd- absurd ,
- anachronistic ,
- bizarre ,
- crazy ,
- eccentric ,
- fallacious ,
- farcical ,
- foolish ,
- idiotic ,
- illogical ,
- implausible ,
- impossible ,
- inane ,
- incongruous ,
- inconsistent ,
- invalid ,
- irrational ,
- ludicrous ,
- meaningless ,
- nonsensical ,
- outlandish ,
- preposterous ,
- ridiculous ,
- self-contradictory ,
- senseless ,
- silly ,
- stupid .
- inter-woven ,
- mazy ,
- round-about ,
- Mingled ,
- abstruse ,
- circuitous ,
- confused ,
- crabbed ,
- daedalean ,
- discursive ,
- disordered ,
- disturbing ,
- entangled ,
- excursive ,
- hidden ,
- inscrutable ,
- interwoven ,
- jumbled ,
- knotted ,
- meandering ,
- mixed ,
- muddled ,
- rambling ,
- sinuous ,
- snarled ,
- sophisticated ,
- tangled ,
- tortuous ,
- undecipherable ,
- winding .
- diametrically opposed ,
- flip-side ,
- flipside ,
- unalike ,
- unsimilar ,
- violative ,
- Contrasted ,
- Fronting ,
- contrapositive ,
- corresponding ,
- crosswise ,
- dissimilar ,
- diverse ,
- facing ,
- independent ,
- most opposite ,
- obverse ,
- retrograde ,
- reversed ,
- separate ,
- unconnected ,
- unrelated .
- Against ,
- Nullifying ,
- antipodal ,
- antipodean ,
- antithetical ,
- con ,
- counteractive ,
- diametric ,
- negating ,
- ornery ,
- repugnant .
- balky ,
- contumacious ,
- dissident ,
- froward ,
- hostile ,
- inimical ,
- insubordinate ,
- intractable ,
- negative ,
- nonconforming ,
- perverse ,
- rebellious ,
- recalcitrant ,
- refractory ,
- restive ,
- unruly .
- Backbiting ,
- Chaffing ,
- Jibing ,
- acrid ,
- alert ,
- arrogant ,
- biting ,
- bitter ,
- burlesque ,
- caustic ,
- clever ,
- contemptuous ,
- critical ,
- cutting ,
- cynical ,
- defiant ,
- exaggerated ,
- incisive ,
- keen ,
- pungent ,
- quick-witted ,
- sardonic ,
- scoffing ,
- sharp ,
- sneering ,
- spicy ,
- trenchant ,
- witty .
Other synonyms:
- reverse .
- counter .
Other relevant words:
- Absurdities ,
- Excluded ,
- Inconsonant ,
- Misallied ,
- Out of keeping ,
- Paradoxal ,
- Unapt ,
- Unmeet ,
- Unreasoned ,
- abnormal ,
- absurdism ,
- absurdity ,
- absurdness ,
- absurds ,
- ambiguously ,
- ambivalent ,
- anomalous ,
- antinomic ,
- apocryphal ,
- arabesque ,
- arcane ,
- asinine ,
- at odds ,
- baffling ,
- barred ,
- bewildering ,
- byzantine ,
- closed-out ,
- complexly ,
- complicated ,
- conflicting ,
- confounding ,
- confusing ,
- contradictorily ,
- contrarily ,
- contrary to reason ,
- convoluted ,
- curious ,
- deceitfulness ,
- deception ,
- derisive ,
- different ,
- differing ,
- disagreeing ,
- disconcerting ,
- disconsonant ,
- discordant ,
- discrepant ,
- disharmonious ,
- disparaging ,
- disparate ,
- disproportionate ,
- dissonant ,
- divergent ,
- doubtful ,
- enigmatic ,
- enigmatical ,
- equivocal ,
- erroneous ,
- experimental ,
- fallaciousness ,
- fallacy ,
- false ,
- falsehood ,
- falsity ,
- fatuity ,
- fatuousness ,
- flabbergasting ,
- foolishness ,
- giddiness ,
- gordian ,
- hopeless ,
- hypothetical ,
- ill-advised ,
- ill-considered ,
- ill-judged ,
- illegible ,
- impenetrable ,
- improbable ,
- improper ,
- inappropriate ,
- incoherent ,
- incommensurable ,
- incommensurate ,
- incompatible ,
- incomprehensible ,
- inconceivable ,
- incongruent ,
- incongruously ,
- inconsequent ,
- inconsistently ,
- indecipherable ,
- inexplicable ,
- inharmonious ,
- insulting ,
- intricate ,
- invalidity ,
- involved ,
- ironically ,
- irreconcilable ,
- knotty ,
- labyrinthine ,
- left-handed ,
- malapropos ,
- mistaken ,
- monstrous ,
- mysterious ,
- mystifying ,
- nonsense ,
- odd ,
- oddly ,
- out of proportion ,
- oxymoronic ,
- paradox ,
- paradoxically ,
- peculiarly ,
- perplexing ,
- poignantly ,
- preposterousness ,
- problematic ,
- problematical ,
- prohibited ,
- puzzling ,
- recondite ,
- ridiculousness ,
- silliness ,
- strange ,
- strangely ,
- stupefying ,
- twisted ,
- unbecoming ,
- uncomplimentary ,
- unexplainable ,
- unexplained ,
- unfathomable ,
- unfit ,
- unfitting ,
- unimaginable ,
- unreasonable ,
- unseemly ,
- unsound ,
- unsuitable ,
- unsuited ,
- unthinkable ,
- weird ,
- weirdly ,
- wrongness .
- AGIN ,
- Controvertible ,
- anti ,
- antithetic ,
- beyond one ,
- contradictory ,
- dissentient ,
- double-edged ,
- hard to believe ,
- head-strong ,
- mind-bending ,
- no go ,
- non-conformist ,
- open to doubt ,
- open to question ,
- recusant ,
- spoofing ,
- under advisement ,
- under examination ,
- unproven ,
- wrongheaded ,
- cryptic ,
- dubitable ,
- headstrong ,
- mocking ,
- mordant ,
- nonconformist ,
- obstinate ,
- satiric ,
- scathing ,
- stubborn ,
- unconfirmed ,
- wayward ,
- wry .
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How to use "Paradoxical" in context?
The use of paradoxical in speech or writing usually means something that is unusual or unexpected. In grammar, a paradox is a statement that appears to be in contradiction with itself. Paradoxical expressions often create a heightened sense of awareness, making a point more emphatic. In philosophy, a paradox is a statement that appears to be in contradiction with itself, but may in fact be true. A famous example is the philosopher's quandary: "Is a round square?" A paradox may be amusing or poignant, but it is often hard to understand or accept.
Paraphrases for Paradoxical:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
self-contradictory.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
astonishing, extraordinary, illogical, inconsistent, odd, surprising.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
absurd, ambivalent, bizarre, conflicting, contradictory, controversial, fallacious, ironic, specious, strange.
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Adjective
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