contradictory meaning and definition

CONTRADICTORY noun

Definition of contradictory (noun)

1. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

CONTRADICTORY adjective

Definition of contradictory (adjective)

1. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
   • "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"
2. that confounds or contradicts or confuses
   • synonyms: confounding
3. in disagreement
   • "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
   • synonyms: at odds, conflicting, self-contradictory
4. unable to be both true at the same time
   • synonyms: mutually exclusive