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[ adjective ] seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

Synonyms

self-contradictory

Examples

"it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

Used in print

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

That would certainly be paradoxical .

Related terms

inexplicable

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Rhymes with

lexical farcical popsicle psychical bicycle icicle tactical impractical practical cyclical neoclassical classical ecclesiastical sickle encyclical nontechnical dialectical technical cyclical tricycle commonsensical nonsensical meteorological virological illogical geological physiological biological ideological follicle immunological ecological mystical testicle methodological astrological archaeological ontological technological zoological logical acoustical archeological statistical mythological pharmacological pathological theological toxicological pedagogical eschatological egotistical logistical radiological sociological topical psychological dermatological chronological gynecological epidemiological conical comical morphological neurological phonological categorical methodical tropical astronomical chronicle philosophical ironical periodical anatomical economical particle diabolical uneconomical astronautical semitropical mythical cynical anarchical hierarchical farcical article radical optical electromechanical sabbatical theatrical rhetorical metaphorical mathematical tyrannical historical puritanical typographical problematical fanatical graphical clavicle grammatical autobiographical botanical geographical categorical mechanical viatical biographical lyrical typical stickle physical satirical uncritical umbilical metaphysical empirical analytical rabbinical inimical hypocritical prototypical untypical hypercritical apolitical preclinical geopolitical atypical stereotypical political clinical critical nonpolitical impractical practical rascal gaskell electrochemical electrical vehicle metallurgical teleological magical liturgical surgical strategical photochemical pharmaceutical petrochemical ornithological biochemical nonsurgical serological monocle follicle topical anatomical anthropological methodical etymological aeronautical particle obstacle barnacle muckle michael ruckle conical chemical cervical knuckle tackle vehicle buckle unethical musical mickle lackadaisical fickle whimsical pickle nickel tickle ethical fecal nautical radical article coracle vertical medical maniacal ramshackle grammatical allegorical clavicle cortical

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

paradoxically paradisal paradisiacal paradisial paradisaical paradisiac paradisaic Paradoxurus Paradiso paradise paradigm Paradisaeidae

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