contradictory.

Containing or expressing claims that cannot both be true in the same respect.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• contradictory evidence
• contradictory statements

On the page

The witnesses gave contradictory accounts of the departure.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Comparative more contradictory; superlative most contradictory when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.