In a sentence
Six example sentences with contradictory, each labelled with its topic.
The lecturer pointed out that the two claims were contradictory, since a thing cannot both have and lack free will.
Philosophy
The witness gave contradictory accounts, placing herself at home and at the office during the same afternoon hour.
Law
The two config files gave contradictory instructions, one enabling the cache and the other disabling it, so the server refused to start.
Technology
Patients often hold contradictory beliefs about their own habits, insisting they sleep well while describing nightly waking.
Psychology
The candidate's two promises were contradictory, since the budget could not both cut taxes and double road spending.
Politics
The two forecasts were contradictory, since the same currency cannot both strengthen and weaken against the dollar by December.
Finance
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Found in 3 published word listsAuthoritative
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)
- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)
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