contrariety
State of conflicting
Contrariety is the state of being contrary or opposed.
It describes fundamental opposition between things: the contrariety between good and evil, the contrariety of their temperaments.
The word is formal and somewhat literary, appearing more often in philosophical or theological contexts than everyday speech.
Where contradiction suggests logical incompatibility, contrariety emphasizes active opposition or resistance.
Direct opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- negationDenial or cancellation
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
inverse · converse · repugnance · antipathy · incompatibility · irreconcilability · mutual exclusion · polar opposite
Way things contrast
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- dissimilarityState of being unlike
- incongruityLack of harmony
discrepancy · distinction · unlikeness · dissonance · heterogeneity · incompatibility · variation · deviation
Lack of agreement
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
dispute · dissension · hostility · disagreement · quarrel · variance · disharmony · enmity
Opposing claims, incompatible together
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- self-contradictionClaim negating itself
- antinomyContradiction between valid conclusions
oxymoron · absurdity · impossibility · mutual exclusivity · square of opposition
antithesis
Direct opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- negationDenial or cancellation
counterpoint · inverse · converse · repugnance · antipathy · incompatibility · irreconcilability · mutual exclusion · polar opposite · contravention
difference
Way things contrast
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- dissimilarityState of being unlike
incongruity · discrepancy · distinction · unlikeness · dissonance · heterogeneity · incompatibility · variation · deviation · polarity
discord
Lack of agreement
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
clash · dispute · dissension · hostility · disagreement · quarrel · variance · disharmony · enmity · antagonism
contradiction
Opposing claims, incompatible together
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- self-contradictionClaim negating itself
antinomy · oxymoron · absurdity · impossibility · mutual exclusivity · square of opposition
- Aristotelian philosophysubstance, essence, actuality, potentiality, matter
contrarietyagreement
Shared position between parties
harmony · accord · similarity · sameness · concord
contrarietyconsistency
Reliable adherence to standards
compatibility · congruence · coherence · agreement · correspondence