Synonyms & related words for paradoxical

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of paradoxical — including contradictory, puzzling, perplexing, ironic, oxymoronic, baffling. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to paradoxical

Explore words related to paradoxical — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include paradox, paradoxically, contradiction, antinomy, counterintuitive, ironical, incongruousness, incongruity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for paradoxical

Common synonyms for paradoxical include contradictory, puzzling, perplexing, ironic, oxymoronic, baffling, incongruous, illogical — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does paradoxical come from?

The word paradoxical breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: para-, from Greek para (“beside, beyond”); and -dox, from Greek doxa (“opinion”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.