paradoxical

• Diz-se daquilo que parece contraditório ou contrário ao senso comum, mas que pode ser verdadeiro; que envolve ou expressa um paradoxo.

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.

   Sinônimoscontradictoryincongruousinconsistentpuzzlingself-contradictory

   Antônimosconsistentlogicalstraightforward