contradictory Play adjectiveMutually opposed or inconsistent.nounA contradictory proposition. SYNONYMS antitheticalat oddsat varianceclashingconflictingcontrarycontrastingdifferentdiscrepantdivergentin oppositionincompatibleincongruousinconsistentirreconcilableopposedopposingoppositeoppugnantparadoxicalrepugnant