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