Definition for Paradoxical:

• Of the nature of a paradox.

Synonyms for Paradoxical:

• adj.

  •absurd (adjective)
  • implausible,
  • idiotic,
  • incongruous,
  • eccentric,
  • anachronistic,
  • preposterous,
  • invalid,
  • senseless,
  • absurd,
  • nonsensical,
  • irrational,
  • stupid,
  • inconsistent,
  • silly,
  • impossible,
  • inane,
  • ludicrous,
  • outlandish,
  • meaningless,
  • bizarre,
  • fallacious,
  • crazy,
  • illogical,
  • ridiculous,
  • farcical,
  • foolish.
  •all (adjective)
  • paradoxical.
  •complex (adjective)
  • interwoven,
  • involved,
  • crabbed,
  • tortuous,
  • sinuous,
  • disordered,
  • inscrutable,
  • complicated,
  • undecipherable,
  • puzzling,
  • jumbled,
  • entangled,
  • knotty,
  • mixed,
  • impenetrable,
  • intricate,
  • knotted,
  • enigmatic,
  • bewildering,
  • muddled,
  • discursive,
  • meandering,
  • tangled,
  • abstruse,
  • convoluted,
  • hidden,
  • disturbing,
  • snarled,
  • rambling,
  • recondite,
  • labyrinthine,
  • mazy,
  • byzantine,
  • inter-woven,
  • confused,
  • sophisticated,
  • Mingled,
  • gordian,
  • circuitous,
  • round-about,
  • winding,
  • unfathomable,
  • obscure,
  • daedalean,
  • excursive.
  •conflicting (adjective)
  • dissonant,
  • antagonistic,
  • clashing,
  • disconsonant,
  • at odds with,
  • discordant,
  • antipathetic,
  • Inconsonant,
  • discrepant,
  • incompatible,
  • adverse,
  • unmixable,
  • Contrariant,
  • incongruent,
  • unfavorable.
  •contradictory (adjective)
  • diametric,
  • antipodal,
  • antipodean,
  • negating,
  • antithetical,
  • con,
  • repugnant,
  • Against,
  • irreconcilable,
  • counteractive,
  • ornery,
  • Nullifying.
  •contrary (adjective)
  • dissident,
  • unruly,
  • hostile,
  • rebellious,
  • contumacious,
  • recalcitrant,
  • nonconforming,
  • negative,
  • restive,
  • inimical,
  • insubordinate,
  • refractory,
  • froward,
  • perverse,
  • balky,
  • intractable.
  •difficult (adjective)
  • hard to explain,
  • hard to solve,
  • enigmatical.
  •perplexing (adjective)
  • taxing,
  • worrying,
  • disconcerting.
  •questionable (adjective)
  • indecisive,
  • disputable,
  • hypothetical,
  • equivocal,
  • apocryphal,
  • debatable,
  • vague,
  • indefinite,
  • oracular,
  • fishy,
  • contingent,
  • suspect,
  • moot,
  • occult,
  • iffy,
  • indeterminate,
  • problematic,
  • controversial,
  • unsettled,
  • suspicious,
  • provisional,
  • undefined,
  • shady,
  • arguable,
  • unreliable.
  •satirical/satiric (adjective)
  • taunting,
  • censorious,
  • Lampooning,
  • bantering,
  • Parodying,
  • ironical,
  • sarcastic,
  • Ridiculing,
  • abusive.

• n.

  •
  • strange,
  • edgy,
  • weird,
  • surreal,
  • unreal,
  • idiosyncratic,
  • funny.
  •
  • to the contrary.
  •paradoxical (noun)
  • inexplicable,
  • incomprehensible.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • countervailing,
  • contrariwise,
  • vice versa,
  • conversely,
  • ironic.
  •
  • opposed,
  • converse,
  • otherwise,
  • inverse,
  • opposing.
  •
  • polar,
  • dubious.
  •
  • other.
  •
  • counter.
  •
  • reverse.

Paraphrases for Paradoxical:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    self-contradictory.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    illogical, odd, inconsistent, astonishing, surprising, extraordinary.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    contradictory, ironic, specious, bizarre, controversial, absurd, strange, conflicting, fallacious, ambivalent.

Antonyms for Paradoxical:

• adj.

  • complex
    easy, apparent, plain, direct, obvious, clear, simple, uniform, homogeneous, discernible, evident.
  • conflicting
    harmonious, agreeable, nonconflicting, consonant, peaceful.
  • contradictory
    reconciled, consistent, same, confirming, similar, equal, reconcilable, Vouching, agreeing.
  • contrary
    friendly, concordant, kind, alike, like, conforming, correspondent, obliging, accommodating.
  • difficult
    straightforward, sociable, manageable, uncomplicated, calm, free.
  • ironic
    straight, sincere.
  • ironic/ironical
    deferential, considerate.
  • opposite
    compatible.
  • perplexing
    untroublesome.
  • questionable
    trustworthy, definite, Indubious, trusty, undoubted, sure, proven.
  • satirical
    nice, mild.
  • Other antonyms:
    indubitable, sagacious, sensible, indisputable, certain, true, explicable, unquestionable, sound, substantial, rational, demonstrated, wise, demonstrable, infallible, established, undeniable, incontrovertible, logical, incontestable, reasonable.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    comprehendible, comprehensible, self-consistent, self-evident.

Paradoxical Sentence Examples:

• For - paradoxical though it may be - his problem is to explain the possibility of perceiving a priori, i.

• Yet it would have been difficult for both united to crush the new commonwealth, however paradoxical such a proposition seemed to contemporaries.