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— English words —

• paradox n. An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
• paradox n. A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
• paradox n. A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
• paradox n. A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
• paradox n. A person or thing having contradictory properties.
• paradox n. An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
• paradox n. (Obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
• paradox n. (Uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
• paradox n. (Uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
• paradox n. (Countable, uncountable, psychotherapy) The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the…

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Czech - Romanian - Swedish
  • paradox n. Paradox.
• Hungarian
  • paradox adj. Paradoxical (seemingly contradictory but possibly true).
  • paradox adj. (Rare) paradoxical, awkward, adverse (contrary to common perception).

— English word, defined in French —

• paradox n. Paradoxe, antinomie.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• paradox s. Paradoja.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• paradox s. Paradosso, contraddizione.

— In German —

• paradox Adj. Einen unauflösbaren Widerspruch enthaltend.
• Paradox S. Ein Widerspruch in sich; ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit.

— In Dutch —

• paradox n. Schijnbare tegenspraak.
• paradox bijv. Paradoxaal.

84 English words from 13 English definitions

adverse against and apparently are awkward belief believe but can claim common compelled conclusion contradict contradictory contrary contrary␣to Countable counterintuitive deeper difficult elements exist false general giving goes goes␣against having ideas instructions interrelated involving leads logically Obsolete one oneself only opposed outcome over over␣time Paradox paradoxes paradoxical particularly perception persist person philosophy possibly practice properties psychotherapy puzzle question Rare seemingly self self-contradictory simultaneously speech state statement statements that the thing time to␣the true truth two unanswerable uncountable use vice vice␣versa which which␣one writing yet

3 English words from 7 foreign definitions

der Ding sich

1 foreign word from 13 English definitions

versa

13 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

antinomie contraddizione ein Einen enthaltend Paradoja Paradosso Paradoxaal Paradoxe tegenspraak unauflösbaren Unmöglichkeit Widerspruch

48 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

paradoxy paradoxal paradoxer paradoxes paradoxic paradoxid paradoxers paradoxial paradoxids paradoxies paradoxism paradoxist paradoxure paradoxally paradoxical paradoxidid paradoxists paradoxling paradoxures paradoxician paradoxidids paradoxlings paradoxology paradoxurine paradoxically paradoxicians paradoxicality paradoxography paradoxologies paradoxical␣frog paradoxicalness paradox␣of␣saving paradox␣of␣thrift paradoxographer paradoxornithid paradoxosomatid paradoxical␣frogs paradoxicalities paradox␣of␣fiction paradoxographers paradoxornithids paradoxosomatids paradoxes␣of␣thrift paradoxographical paradoxes␣of␣fiction Paradoxical␣embolism paradoxical␣intention paradoxical␣undressing

21 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

nonparadoxes liar␣paradoxes twin␣paradoxes unparadoxical clock␣paradoxes Klein␣paradoxes nonparadoxical twins␣paradoxes Zeno's␣paradoxes kinesia␣paradoxa paleoparadoxiid semiparadoxical unparadoxically Abilene␣paradoxes paleoparadoxiids sorites␣paradoxes ultraparadoxical bootstrap␣paradoxes Epimenides␣paradoxes grandfather␣paradoxes St.␣Petersburg␣paradoxes

76 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

lek␣paradox nonparadox Blub␣paradox liar␣paradox Löb's␣paradox twin␣paradox Berry␣paradox clock␣paradox Fermi␣paradox Fermi␣Paradox Klein␣paradox Pepsi␣paradox Peto's␣paradox raven␣paradox twins␣paradox Weyl's␣paradox Zeno's␣paradox Allais␣paradox Baker's␣paradox barber␣paradox Curry's␣paradox C-value␣paradox French␣paradox Jevons␣paradox Olbers'␣paradox Smale's␣paradox Yablo's␣paradox Abilene␣paradox archer's␣paradox Gibson's␣paradox Girard's␣paradox hangman␣paradox Hempel's␣paradox necktie␣paradox Siegel's␣paradox sorites␣paradox Tullock␣paradox Berkson's␣paradox birthday␣paradox Ellsberg␣paradox European␣paradox Galileo's␣paradox Hawking's␣paradox Moravec's␣paradox Newcomb's␣paradox Richard's␣paradox Russell's␣paradox Simpson's␣paradox Supplee's␣paradox Bertrand's␣paradox +26 words

20 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ado ADO ara Ara ARA arad Arad dox par Par PAR para Pará para- para. Para. rad RAD rad. Rado

15 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ara Ara ARA ARAP dar Dar DAR -dar Dara oda Oda ODA rap Rap RAP

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

doxapram paradoxy

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

padrão pardao

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

paradol paradon parador parados parapox

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