paradoxical
adjective
par·a·dox·i·cal
| \ ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl
, ˌpa-rə-\
, ˌpa-rə-\
Definition of paradoxical
Keep scrolling for more
Other Words from paradoxical
paradoxicality
\ ˌper-ə-ˌdäk-si-ˈka-lə-tē
, ˌpa-rə- \
noun
, ˌpa-rə- \
noun
paradoxically
\ ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-k(ə-)lē
, ˌpa-rə- \
adverb
, ˌpa-rə- \
adverb
paradoxicalness
\ ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl-nəs
, ˌpa-rə- \
noun
, ˌpa-rə- \
noun
Examples of paradoxical in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And paradoxical that the ministry that authorized the research would actually expose those doing the research to danger. — Alison Abbott, Science | AAAS, "Italian blindness researchers planning monkey studies threatened after health ministry releases names," 21 Aug. 2019 That paradoxical name comes with an instructive history. — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, "No Law Can Ban White Supremacy From the Internet," 9 Aug. 2019 Yet there’s something curious, even paradoxical, about Kiarostami’s career, and the retrospective’s program offers a rare opportunity to probe its mysteries. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "The Paradox at the Heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s Early Films," 26 July 2019 The idea behind the blood test is somewhat paradoxical: If blood amyloid levels are very low, the patient may well have plaques in the brain. — New York Times, "A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s? It’s Coming, Scientists Report," 1 Aug. 2019 The pitcher that has best embraced the nebulous nature of the Padres pitching staff owns his paradoxical thinking. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres rookie Cal Quantrill relishes proving self," 26 July 2019 Unruliness, perversity, pigheadedness—psychologists have long been interested in this bestiary of paradoxical thought and action. — Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, "The Strange Appeal of Perverse Actions," 19 July 2019 There are other seemingly paradoxical signs of an economy that is fully healed. — Karl W. Smith, latimes.com, "Hiring is strong, but wage data show the U.S. still hasn’t fully recovered," 5 July 2019 One paradoxical point observed by the study was that many of the most socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods in cities were also regarded by locals as the ones that were gentrifying. — Alissa Walker, Curbed, "Can they be created without displacing anyone?," 21 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paradoxical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for paradoxical
paradoxical
adjective
par·a·dox·i·cal
| \ ˌpar-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl
\
\
variants:
also paradoxic \ -sik
\
\
Medical Definition of paradoxical
: not being the normal or usual kind
a paradoxical embolism