'Paradoxical' definitions:
Definition of 'paradoxical'
From: WordNet
adjective
Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking" [syn: paradoxical, self-contradictory]
Definition of 'Paradoxical'
From: GCIDE
- Paradoxical \Par`a*dox"ic*al\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*d[o^]ks"[i^]*kal), a.
- 1. Of the nature of a paradox. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions. --Southey. [1913 Webster] -- {Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'paradoxical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abnormal,
- absurd,
- ambiguous,
- ambivalent,
- anomalous,
- antinomic,
- baffling,
- barred,
- bewildering,
- closed-out,
- conflicting,
- confusing,
- contradictory,
- contrary to reason,
- disproportionate,
- enigmatic,
- equivocal,
- excluded,
- hopeless,
- illogical,
- impossible,
- improbable,
- incoherent,
- incommensurable,
- incommensurate,
- incompatible,
- incomprehensible,
- inconceivable,
- incongruous,
- inconsequent,
- inconsistent,
- inconsonant,
- ironic,
- irreconcilable,
- logically impossible,
- mysterious,
- not possible,
- out of proportion,
- oxymoronic,
- perplexing,
- preposterous,
- problematic,
- prohibited,
- puzzling,
- ridiculous,
- ruled-out,
- self-contradictory,
- unimaginable,
- unthinkable