Disparate vs Contradictory - What's the difference?
disparate | contradictory | Related terms |
Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs; also, less properly, utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common genus.
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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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Disparate is a related term of contradictory.
As adjectives the difference between disparate and contradictory
is that disparate is composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous while contradictory is that contradicts something, such as an argument.As nouns the difference between disparate and contradictory
is that disparate is (chiefly|in the plural) any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things while contradictory is (logic) any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.disparate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The board of the company was decidedly disparate – no two members from the same social or economic background.
Synonyms
* (composed of distinct elements ): incongruous, mismatched, uncoordinated * (markedly different ): different, dissimilar, unalikeReferences
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Schemes contradictory to common sense.