Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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contradictory | Yes | Yes | No | No |
inconsistent | No | Yes | No | No |
contradictory (noun) | inconsistent (noun) |
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two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time |
contradictory (adjective) | inconsistent (adjective) |
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of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false | displaying a lack of consistency |
unable for both to exist or be true at the same time | not in agreement |
in disagreement | not capable of being made consistent or harmonious |
that confounds or contradicts or confuses |