Antonyms for paradoxical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : par-uh-dok-si-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪ kəl


Definition 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

Synonyms for paradoxical

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