opposition vs contradiction

contradiction vs opposition

opposition and contradiction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
opposition	Yes	No	No	No
contradiction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, contradiction is a hyponym of opposition; that is, contradiction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opposition:

opposition: the relation between opposed entities
contradiction: opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

Other hyponyms of opposition include antipode, antithesis, conflict, contrast, direct contrast, flip side, mutual opposition, polarity, gradable opposition, polarity, sign, ungradable opposition, contradictoriness, contrary, contrariety, tertium quid, contrary, opposite, reverse, inverse, opposite, antagonism.

opposition (noun)	contradiction (noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other	the speech act of contradicting someone
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with	(logic) a statement that is necessarily false
a body of people united in opposing something	opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
a contestant that you are matched against
a direction opposite to another
the relation between opposed entities

Difference between opposition and contradiction

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