Contradictory Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Contradictory

Meaning 1 : unable for both to exist or be true at the same time

    Synonyms : mutually exclusive
Meaning 2 : in disagreement

    Example : contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness

    Synonyms : at odds,  conflicting,  self-contradictory
Meaning 3 : that confounds or contradicts or confuses

    Synonyms : confounding
Meaning 4 : of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

    Example : `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms

Meaning 5 : two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time