paradox

Noun

Meaning

A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

riddle enigma contradiction puzzle mystery impossibility anomaly inconsistency absurdity oddity conundrum incongruity quandary dilemma antinomy
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Antonyms

same standard fact axiom solution understanding
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Hypernyms

contradiction contradiction in terms

Related terms

paradoxical paradoxically paradoxy paradoxology paradoxism paradoxician

Phrases with the word

Simpson's paradox Loyd's paradox contradictory paradox einstein-podolsky-rosen paradox du bois paradox leontief paradox

Derivatives

paradoxes

Examples

In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two. Erich Fromm

How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress. Niels Bohr

The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us. Paul Valéry

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. Jack London

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love. Mother Teresa

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. James Baldwin

Close letter words and terms

paradormant parados paradosis paradox acacia paradox of fiction paradox of saving