Mathematical Paradoxes

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case, paradoxical describes something that involves or contains a paradox

• The concept of time travel presents a paradoxical situation in which one could potentially change the course of history.
• It's paradoxical how she claims to be a minimalist yet owns so many material possessions.
• It's like, totally paradoxical how he says he hates drama but always seems to be in the middle of it.
• The artist's use of light and shadow creates a paradoxical effect, making the painting simultaneously realistic and dreamlike.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'self-contradictory' describes something that contradicts itself.

• The statement he made was self-contradictory as it contained two conflicting ideas.
• I don't get how his argument can be self-contradictory like that.
• Her logic is totally whack, it's self-contradictory and makes no sense.
• His actions were self-contradictory, like trying to walk in two opposite directions at the same time.