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paradoxical
adj. seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
contradictory, conflicting, at odds
adj. in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
Fuzzynyms (23)
contradictory, conflicting, at odds, self-contradictory
adj. in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
dark, enigmatic, puzzling, enigmatical
adj. not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"
baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical
adj. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
ambiguous, equivocal
adj. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
uncertain, ambivalent, suspensive, on the fence
adj. undecided or characterized by indecisiveness
ambiguous, perplexing, puzzling
adj. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"
self-contradictory, paradoxical
adj. seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
Synonyms (13)
cryptic, cryptical, mysterious, inscrutable, mystifying
adj. of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
unaccountable, unexplainable
adj. not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear"
incompatible, discrepant
adj. not compatible with other facts
spotty, uneven
adj. lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
unconformable
adj. not correspondent; "a description unconformable to previous accounts"
unreconciled
adj. not made consistent or compatible; "two unreconciled accountings"
Antonyms (9)
consistent
adj. (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR
consonant, agreeable, accordant, concordant, in agreement, conformable, consistent with, in accord
adj. in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"
self-contradictory
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