paradoxical

• Qualifie quelque chose qui semble contradictoire ou contraire au bon sens, mais qui peut néanmoins être vrai.

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.

   paradoxal

   • 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.

   Synonymescontradictoryincongruousinconsistentpuzzlingself-contradictory

   Antonymesconsistentlogicalstraightforward