CONTRADICTORY

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

• (adj.) unable to be both true at the same time

  synonyms : mutually exclusive

• (adj.) in disagreement

  "the figures are at odds with our findings", "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"

  synonyms : at odds , conflicting , self-contradictory

• (adj.) that confounds or contradicts or confuses

  synonyms : confounding

• (adj.) of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

  "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"

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