Oppose vs Contradictory - What's the difference?
oppose | contradictory |
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.
To object to.
To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
* John Locke
* 1839 , Philip Meadows Taylor, Confessions of a Thug
To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
* Shakespeare
To compete with; to strive against.
* Shakespeare
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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As nouns the difference between oppose and contradictory
is that oppose is opposite while contradictory is (logic) any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.As adjectives the difference between oppose and contradictory
is that oppose is opposite while contradictory is that contradicts something, such as an argument.As a verb oppose
is .oppose
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Verb
(oppos)- to oppose''' the king in battle; to '''oppose a bill in Congress
- There is still time to oppose this plan.
- Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.
- They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.
- I may oppose my single opinion to his.
- [T]hree walls had been left standing, with large intervals between each; and they would certainly oppose a most formidable interruption to an invader.
- Her grace sat down / In a rich chair of state; opposing freely / The beauty of her person to the people.
- to oppose a rival for a prize
- I am too weak / To oppose your cunning.
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Schemes contradictory to common sense.