US /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl/ UK /ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl/
adj Freq #45260

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Seeming to contradict itself, yet possibly true.

    It is paradoxical that standing still can be more tiring than walking.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · seeming to contradict... self-contradictoryoxymoronic
Opposites
self-consistentself-evident

Etymology

From paradox + -ical.

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