paradoxically

Examples

• All

• OK, paradoxically, they all worry about sending more to other people.

• Paradoxically, the more she tried to relax, the more tense she became.

• And then the answer paradoxically is both yes and no.

  The Royal Institution

• Which in fact, paradoxically will set you back.

• So self love paradoxically ends up leading to something that goes against self love.

• And paradoxically, so is everyone else.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• The result of this conservative philosophy was, paradoxically, a machine significantly slower than it could have been.

  Academic text (1999)

• Even being anti fashion is a statement and can paradoxically be fashionable.

• The main prerequisite is, paradoxically, that the two sides recognize the limits of their shared interests.

  Academic text (2011)

• GM's attempts to reduce labor costs paradoxically made the problem worse.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

I

ironically

vsparadoxically

213 5.5

In a way that shows the opposite of what you mean or expect

is about seeming contradiction or surprise, not necessarily ironic intention

I

incongruously

vsparadoxically

3 7.9

In a way that seems out of place for the situation

relates to odd expectation or contradiction rather than mere misplacement

C

counterintuitively

vsparadoxically

1 7.9

In a way that is the opposite of what you expect

adds a sense of seeming contradiction beyond mere surprise

C

contradictorily

vsparadoxically

7.9

In a way that says or does opposite things

focuses more on going against common expectations rather than internal inconsistency

Antonyms

L

logically

70 3.7

You think clearly and sensibly to reach a reasonable answer

P

predictably

31 3.4

In a way people expect

How Unexpected

paradoxically

18 7.2

surprisingly

272 2.5

strangely

190 3.2

oddly

150 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology