paradoxical

• Описывает нечто, что кажется противоречивым или противоречащим здравому смыслу, но при этом может быть истинным.

Describes something that seems contradictory or opposed to common sense, yet may be true.

1. Seemingly contradictoryB2formal

   Describing a statement or situation that appears to contradict itself but may contain a deeper truth.

   Парадоксальный

   • It is paradoxical that the more you give, the more you receive.
   • The idea of a silent scream is paradoxical.
   • His argument was paradoxical, yet it made perfect sense.

   Synonymscontradictoryincongruousinconsistentpuzzlingself-contradictory

   Antonymsconsistentlogicalstraightforward