Paradoxical
adjective
Something that seems impossible or unlikely because it involves two ideas or facts that are opposite or extremely different.
The paradoxical nature of Zeno's argument makes it difficult to solve.
Often appears as...
- paradoxical situation
- paradoxical effect
adjective
Something that seems impossible or unlikely because it involves two ideas or facts that are opposite or extremely different.
The paradoxical nature of Zeno's argument makes it difficult to solve.
Often appears as...
- paradoxical situation
- paradoxical effect
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Combos
Paradoxical often describes combining ideas that don't usually go together, making you think.
It's paradoxical to be famous yet unknown.
Pro Tip 2/3Provokes Curiosity
When you encounter 'paradoxical' in a text, it invites deeper exploration of the subject.
The paradoxical statement that 'less is more' sparked a long classroom discussion.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflects Complexity
Use paradoxical to show the complexity of a topic that can't be easily categorized.
His paradoxical approach to peace involves preparing for war.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Combos
Paradoxical often describes combining ideas that don't usually go together, making you think.
It's paradoxical to be famous yet unknown.
Pro Tip 2/3Provokes Curiosity
When you encounter 'paradoxical' in a text, it invites deeper exploration of the subject.
The paradoxical statement that 'less is more' sparked a long classroom discussion.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflects Complexity
Use paradoxical to show the complexity of a topic that can't be easily categorized.
His paradoxical approach to peace involves preparing for war.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Combos
Paradoxical often describes combining ideas that don't usually go together, making you think.
It's paradoxical to be famous yet unknown.
Pro Tip 2/3Provokes Curiosity
When you encounter 'paradoxical' in a text, it invites deeper exploration of the subject.
The paradoxical statement that 'less is more' sparked a long classroom discussion.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflects Complexity
Use paradoxical to show the complexity of a topic that can't be easily categorized.
His paradoxical approach to peace involves preparing for war.
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Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
that's where the important market leadership is. Right? And the last thing we point out in this slide, which is, you know, that to this story, there's one caveat. India has the youngest growing population in the world. This demographic dividend is incredible, but paradoxically, there's also the mirage of mighty labor pools.
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A kinder, gentler...
Feel sympathy, rather than contempt. There are other reasons -- There are other reasons why it's perhaps harder now to feel calm than ever before. One of these, and it's paradoxical, because it's linked to something that's rather nice, is the hope we all have for our careers.
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What happens to people...
just to feel the pain that keeps them tethered to the real world. Others adjust, showing no outward sign of mental illness. But there's grave harm in the adjustment itself. That's because the experience of long-term isolation can paradoxically lead to social withdrawal.
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Focus Expert - Brian...
the core of attention in focus is two seemingly paradoxical relationship on the one hand there's not enough information coming in through the eyes to infer what's going on out there in the world as a result the brain has to be like a detective and on the basis of
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Most Soothing Sir David...
An egg whatever it shape is an excellent life support system. But paradoxically, its success will ultimately depend on the ease with which it can be broken. The time comes when a chick must break free.
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Can you solve the...
You’ve discovered a doorway to another realm, and now you and your brother are off exploring the wonderful world of Paradoxica. Fantastically paradoxical creatures crawl, run, and fly around you.
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What's so sexy about...
which was incomplete. It was all about understanding the paradoxical stability property of plasmas, which are a crowd of electrons. In the perfect world of plasma, there are no collisions
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The mad scientist of...
I thought if I skipped it might help my nerves, but I'm actually having a paradoxical reaction to that, so that was a bad idea. Anyway, I was really delighted to receive the invitation
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Gelada Baboon Sexual...
yet paradoxically the females need fierce guardians to protect them from being sexually harassed by unattached
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The Miracle of Hatching...
an egg whatever its shape is an excellent life support system but paradoxically its success will
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Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
that's where the important market leadership is. Right? And the last thing we point out in this slide, which is, you know, that to this story, there's one caveat. India has the youngest growing population in the world. This demographic dividend is incredible, but paradoxically, there's also the mirage of mighty labor pools.
Video examples
A kinder, gentler...
Feel sympathy, rather than contempt. There are other reasons -- There are other reasons why it's perhaps harder now to feel calm than ever before. One of these, and it's paradoxical, because it's linked to something that's rather nice, is the hope we all have for our careers.
Video examples
What happens to people...
just to feel the pain that keeps them tethered to the real world. Others adjust, showing no outward sign of mental illness. But there's grave harm in the adjustment itself. That's because the experience of long-term isolation can paradoxically lead to social withdrawal.
Video examples
Focus Expert - Brian...
the core of attention in focus is two seemingly paradoxical relationship on the one hand there's not enough information coming in through the eyes to infer what's going on out there in the world as a result the brain has to be like a detective and on the basis of
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Most Soothing Sir David...
An egg whatever it shape is an excellent life support system. But paradoxically, its success will ultimately depend on the ease with which it can be broken. The time comes when a chick must break free.
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Can you solve the...
You’ve discovered a doorway to another realm, and now you and your brother are off exploring the wonderful world of Paradoxica. Fantastically paradoxical creatures crawl, run, and fly around you.
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What's so sexy about...
which was incomplete. It was all about understanding the paradoxical stability property of plasmas, which are a crowd of electrons. In the perfect world of plasma, there are no collisions
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The mad scientist of...
I thought if I skipped it might help my nerves, but I'm actually having a paradoxical reaction to that, so that was a bad idea. Anyway, I was really delighted to receive the invitation
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Gelada Baboon Sexual...
yet paradoxically the females need fierce guardians to protect them from being sexually harassed by unattached
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The Miracle of Hatching...
an egg whatever its shape is an excellent life support system but paradoxically its success will
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Martin Rees
British Scientist
It might seem paradoxical that the biggest scientific instruments of all are needed in order to probe the very smallest things in nature. The micro-world is inherently 'fuzzy' - the sharper the detail we wish to study, the higher the energy that is required and the bigger the accelerator that is needed.
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Jonathan Safran Foer
American Writer
Just about every children's book in my local bookstore has an animal for its hero. But then, only a few feet away in the cookbook section, just about every cookbook includes recipes for cooking animals. Is there a more illuminating illustration of our paradoxical relationship with the nonhuman world?
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Medical researchers don't know much about head lice because they don't much care. The reason that they don't much care is, paradoxically, that they know a lot. That is, they know one important thing: there is no evidence that head lice transmit disease.
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Erich Fromm
American Psychologist
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.
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Mark Walport
British Scientist
It seems paradoxical that, as medical scientists make huge advances in discovering the mechanisms of common diseases, fewer and fewer innovative drugs are reaching the market.
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Joel Fuhrman
American Scientist
I have serious concerns about the potential risks of taking lots of fish oil capsules. So much fish oil can have paradoxical effects, reducing immune function in later life.
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Linda Colley
British Historian
Once you know how completely and suddenly the earth can open up at your feet and the worst can happen, it also, paradoxically, leaves you more afraid of everything else.
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Ruth Ware
English Author
I write unreliable narrators because - paradoxically - they're the most honest, true-to-life kind there is.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
Paradoxically, the only thing that helps when I'm feeling despairing about writing is to write.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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Martin Rees
British Scientist
It might seem paradoxical that the biggest scientific instruments of all are needed in order to probe the very smallest things in nature. The micro-world is inherently 'fuzzy' - the sharper the detail we wish to study, the higher the energy that is required and the bigger the accelerator that is needed.
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Jonathan Safran Foer
American Writer
Just about every children's book in my local bookstore has an animal for its hero. But then, only a few feet away in the cookbook section, just about every cookbook includes recipes for cooking animals. Is there a more illuminating illustration of our paradoxical relationship with the nonhuman world?
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Medical researchers don't know much about head lice because they don't much care. The reason that they don't much care is, paradoxically, that they know a lot. That is, they know one important thing: there is no evidence that head lice transmit disease.
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Erich Fromm
American Psychologist
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.
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Mark Walport
British Scientist
It seems paradoxical that, as medical scientists make huge advances in discovering the mechanisms of common diseases, fewer and fewer innovative drugs are reaching the market.
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Joel Fuhrman
American Scientist
I have serious concerns about the potential risks of taking lots of fish oil capsules. So much fish oil can have paradoxical effects, reducing immune function in later life.
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Linda Colley
British Historian
Once you know how completely and suddenly the earth can open up at your feet and the worst can happen, it also, paradoxically, leaves you more afraid of everything else.
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Ruth Ware
English Author
I write unreliable narrators because - paradoxically - they're the most honest, true-to-life kind there is.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
Paradoxically, the only thing that helps when I'm feeling despairing about writing is to write.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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