contradictoriness

noun

Definition of contradictorinessnext
as in disparity

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  1. disparity
  2. dissimilarity
  3. divergence
  4. opposition
  5. polarity
  6. variance
  7. discrepancy
Noun
  • These disparities in attitude will intensify as the war gets closer to an end and as Ukraine’s postwar status comes into sharper focus.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
  • These late donations are pretty consistent with the candidates’ disparity in fundraising throughout the campaign, noted Jennifer Nicoll Victor, a professor of political science at George Mason University.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of disparity
Noun
  • Whether consumers are confused by the similarity (or dissimilarity) of the two designs goes to the heart of the dispute.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
  • Still, the dissimilarities, in his view, outweighed the similarities.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
Definition of dissimilarity
Noun
  • Therefore a negative or bearish divergence was formed.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Republican voters are prioritizing the economy over immigration as their main concern for the 2024 presidential election, showing a significant divergence from former President Donald Trump's emphasis on border security.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of divergence
Noun
  • With Trump once again taking the reins of American democracy, Newsom has wasted no time in positioning himself as a national opposition leader, as pundits expected.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • That same month, Senegal reversed democratic backsliding with an opposition presidential victory by 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye, after two-term incumbent president Macky Sall failed to lift term limits.
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of opposition
Noun
  • Every 11 years, the Sun's magnetic field flips polarity at the peak of each solar cycle, known as solar maximum.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Earth has undergone a tragic polarity reversal, draining water from the oceans.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of polarity
Noun
  • The noise variance permit lists a date range from Wednesday through Monday.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There was almost no connection between daily physical activity and peak power: step count explained only 3 percent of the variance in peak power.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of variance
Noun
  • When asked about this discrepancy, the DFSS spokeswoman told the Tribune that De Giraud D’Agay had been wearing a hospital wristband when he was found dead.
    Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Milan is the place par excellence to describe this discrepancy.
    Marcello Junior Dino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of discrepancy
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