Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun contradictory

1 sense of contradictory

Sense 1
contradictory -- (two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time)
       => logical relation -- (a relation between propositions)

Antonyms of adj contradictory

4 senses of contradictory

Sense 1
contradictory -- (of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms")

INDIRECT (VIA antonymous) -> synonymous -- ((of words) meaning the same or nearly the same)

Sense 2
confounding, contradictory -- (that confounds or contradicts or confuses)

INDIRECT (VIA unsupportive) -> supportive -- (furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer")

Sense 3
at odds (predicate), conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictory -- (in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley)

INDIRECT (VIA inconsistent) -> consistent -- ((sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR)

Sense 4
contradictory, mutually exclusive -- (unable to be both true at the same time)

INDIRECT (VIA incompatible) -> compatible -- (able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology")

Similarity of adj contradictory

4 senses of contradictory

Sense 1
contradictory -- (of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms")
       => antonymous (vs. synonymous) -- (of words: having opposite meanings)

Sense 2
confounding, contradictory -- (that confounds or contradicts or confuses)
       => unsupportive (vs. supportive) -- (not furnishing support or assistance)

Sense 3
at odds (predicate), conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictory -- (in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley)
       => inconsistent (vs. consistent) -- (displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap")

Sense 4
contradictory, mutually exclusive -- (unable to be both true at the same time)
       => incompatible (vs. compatible) -- (not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors")