Contradictory vs Contradistinction - What's the difference?
contradictory | contradistinction |
That contradicts something, such as an argument.
That is itself a contradiction.
That is diametrically opposed to something.
* Addison
Mutually exclusive.
Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
(logic) Any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.
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The quality of being contradistinctive.
Distinction by contrast; the displaying of something, A'', to show what ''B is not.
* 1911 :
*:: The doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the doctrine that God is everything.
As nouns the difference between contradictory and contradistinction
is that contradictory is (logic) any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false while contradistinction is the quality of being contradistinctive.As an adjective contradictory
is that contradicts something, such as an argument.contradictory
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Schemes contradictory to common sense.
Derived terms
* contradictorily * contradictorinessSynonyms
* opposite * (mutually exclusive ) incompatibleNoun
(contradictories)Hyponyms
* negationSee also
* oxymoron * paradoxcontradistinction
English
Noun
(en noun)- Pantheism (n)
- We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food.