Contrary
Paradox
Paradox noun - Someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another.
Contrary and paradox are semantically related in opposite topic. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead a noun "Paradox".
Nearby Words: paradoxical, paradoxically
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Paradox and Contrary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/paradox
Contrary & Paradox. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/paradox>.
Paradox or Contrary. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/paradox.
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