Vocabulary
Contradictory
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
mutually opposed or inconsistent.
Urdu meaning
متضاد، تردید کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The simultaneous affirmation of two beliefs that seem contradictory is precisely the moment when the reader realises that what is mirrored in the poetry before him is the paradoxical nature of his ownexperience.
- His actions and contradictory pronouncements over the last few days have left the world in a spin.
- Such contradictory and counterproductive measures bode ill for Pakistan.
- These contradictory signals only undermine public confidence in the government`s commitment to a green transition and discourage much-needed private sector participation.
- This finding is contradictory.
Synonyms
opposed, in opposition, opposite, antithetical, contrary, contrasting, conflicting
Antonyms
consistent, compatible
Curator example
“the two studies came to contradictory conclusions”
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