paradoxical as an adjective: - 1
paradoxical
adjective
1 paradoxical
Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true:
— It is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking.
synonym: self-contradictory.
Roget 475:
uncertain;
casual;
random
etc.
(aimless)
621;
changeable
etc.
149.
doubtful,
dubious;
indecisive;
unsettled,
undecided,
undetermined;
in suspense,
open to discussion;
controvertible;
in question
etc.
(inquiry)
461.
vague;
indeterminate,
indefinite;
ambiguous,
equivocal;
undefined,
undefinable;
confused
etc.
(indistinct)
447;
mystic,
oracular;
dazed.
perplexing
etc.
v.;
enigmatic,
paradoxical,
apocryphal,
problematical,
hypothetical;
experimental
etc.
463.
unpredictable,
unforeseeable
(unknowable)
519.
fallible,
questionable,
precarious,
slippery,
ticklish,
debatable,
disputable;
unreliable,
untrustworthy.
contingent,
contingent on,
dependent on;
subject to;
dependent on circumstances;
occasional;
provisional.
unauthentic,
unauthenticated,
unauthoritative;
unascertained,
unconfirmed;
undemonstrated;
untold,
uncounted.
in a state of uncertainty,
in a cloud,
in a maze;
bushed,
off the track;
ignorant,
etc.
491;
afraid to say;
out of one's reckoning,
astray,
adrift;
at sea,
at fault,
at a loss,
at one's wit's end,
at a nonplus;
puzzled
etc.
v.;
lost,
abroad,
d_esorient_e;
distracted,
distraught.
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Roget 519:
unintelligible,
unaccountable,
undecipherable,
undiscoverable,
unknowable,
unfathomable;
incognizable†,
inexplicable,
inscrutable;
inapprehensible†,
incomprehensible;
insolvable†,
insoluble;
impenetrable.
illegible,
as Greek to one,
unexplained,
paradoxical;
enigmatic,
enigmatical,
puzzling
(secret)
533;
indecipherable.
obscure,
dark,
muddy,
clear as mud,
seen through a mist,
dim,
nebulous,
shrouded in mystery;
opaque,
dense;
undiscernible
etc.
(invisible)
447†;
misty
etc.
(opaque)
426;
hidden
etc.
528;
latent
etc.
526.
indefinite,
garbled
etc.
(indistinct)
447;
perplexed
etc.
(confused)
59;
undetermined,
vague,
loose,
ambiguous;
mysterious;
mystic,
mystical;
acroamatic†,
acroamatical†;
metempirical;
transcendental;
occult,
recondite,
abstruse,
crabbed.
inconceivable,
inconceptible†;
searchless†;
above comprehension,
beyond comprehension,
past comprehension;
beyond one's depth;
unconceived.
inexpressible,
undefinable,
incommunicable.
unpredictable,
unforeseeable.
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Polish: paradoksalny
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 ... show more.
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