CONTRADICTORINESS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

contradictoriness

noun

Definition of contradictoriness

as in disparity

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Noun

Unlike conventional stereo systems, which mainly calculate horizontal differences between images from parallel cameras, CBS accounts for both horizontal and vertical disparities created when cameras converge on a target.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The data collection would serve to inform research initiatives, identify disparities and guide policy decisions, per the bill.

— Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of disparity

Noun

In fact, the German scholar Winfried Fluck, in a study of the Americanization of global culture, credited Americans’ dissimilarities with the dominance of its popular culture.

— Lily Rothman, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
Their results support the hypothesis that limiting trait similarity allows the establishment of non-native parakeets at the local scale by reducing competition with native species due to trait dissimilarity.

— GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of dissimilarity

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Investor attention is currently shifting toward a growing divergence within technology equities, as market capital rotates away from mega-cap tech giants and into the AI infrastructure supply chain.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Why equal weight funds are beating the market The mechanics explain the divergence.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of divergence

Noun

Despite some opposition from a handful of progressives and hardline conservatives, the stopgap measure, which the Senate already approved in a bipartisan vote in August, overwhelmingly passed the House, too.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
In a key development, CSU dropped its opposition to the bills after resisting past efforts out of concern that far less costly community college degrees could siphon students from its campuses.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposition

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At about 230 kelvin, or minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit, the researchers found that strain could change the polarity of this Hall signal.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
The weaponization of frontier AI flips that polarity, reducing the mean time to discovery of infrastructure vulnerabilities and the potential of accelerating data exfiltration from weeks and days to hours and minutes.

— Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of polarity

Noun

Once zoning decisions, particularly variance uses, get approved, neighbors have little power besides the courts to stop a development.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 24 Aug. 2026
In other states, a patchwork of AI approaches has emerged, with variance from one school district to another.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of variance

Noun

Supporters point out the discrepancies between the district’s Black students and their peers.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Some of the information provided at pickup regarding the trucking company, driver, and vehicles involved contained discrepancies and is also under investigation.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of discrepancy

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