Synonyms for paradoxical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : par-uh-dok-si-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪ kəl

Top 10 synonyms for paradoxical

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Définition of paradoxical

Origin : 1580s, from paradox + -ical. Competing forms were paradoxal (1560s), paradoxial (1620s), but they survive in niches, if at all. Related: Paradoxically.

As in ironic/ironical : adj sarcastic
As in opposite : adj unlike, conflicting; completely different
As in perplexing : adj difficult to understand
As in questionable : adj doubtful, uncertain
As in satirical/satiric : adj mocking
As in ironic : adj sarcastic
As in satirical : adj mocking
As in complex : adj difficult to understand
As in conflicting : adj contradictory
As in contradictory : adj antagonistic
As in contrary : adj antagonistic; opposite
As in difficult : adj complicated; hard to comprehend

Example sentences :

The reason starts at it, but all religion is paradoxical to reason.
Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude

The form of the argument may be paradoxical; the substance is an appeal to the higher reason.
Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato

A tendency to a paradoxical manner of statement is also observable.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

Our own experiences of our own day show that these are no paradoxical speculations.
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

His Unity was steadily disintegrating into a paradoxical Trinity.
Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks

The meaning of this paradoxical situation is not easy to clarify.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

The writing is at times too paradoxical, leading to obscurity of thought.
Extract from : « Gilbert Keith Chesterton » by Patrick Braybrooke

She will have the more left, paradoxical as the assertion may at first seem.
Extract from : « Thoughts on Missions » by Sheldon Dibble

Which was half a truth and perfectly true, paradoxical as it may seem.
Extract from : « The Place of Honeymoons » by Harold MacGrath

How paradoxical was this dual rôle, how alluring and how ridiculous!
Extract from : « Carl and the Cotton Gin » by Sara Ware Bassett

Antonyms for paradoxical

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