contradiction
Definitions
Noun
- Opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
- (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
- The speech act of contradicting someone
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "contradiction".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contradiction | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | contradictions | 4 | 5 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "contradiction".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | communication | 5 | 67 |
| 2 | concentration | 4 | 47 |
| 3 | contribution | 4 | 37 |
| 4 | classification | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | continuation | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | confrontation | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | consolidation | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | qualification | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | comprehension | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | configuration | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | contemplation | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | clarification | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | contamination | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | contraception | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | extrapolation | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | congresswoman | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | cosmopolitan | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | conflagration | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | carnegie-mellon | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | categorization | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | cladification | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | communization | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | concatenation | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | conglomeration | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | congressperson | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | contravention | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | exploravision | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | expropriation | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "contradiction".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tradition | 3 | 94 |
| 2 | condition | 3 | 91 |
| 3 | contribution | 4 | 37 |
| 4 | contraction | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | contradictions | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | contradict | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | contraception | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | constriction | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | contracting | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | contradicts | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | contrition | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | contradictory | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | constrictions | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | contraptions | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | contradicting | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | contractions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | contraption | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | nontraditional | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | contractionary | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | interdiction | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "contradiction" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "contradiction" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "contradiction" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "contradiction".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 28
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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