The difference between Contradictory and Negation

When used as nouns, contradictory means either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false, whereas negation means the act of negating something.


Contradictory is also adjective with the meaning: that contradicts something, such as an argument.

check bellow for the other definitions of Contradictory and Negation

  1. Contradictory as an adjective:

    That contradicts something, such as an argument.

  2. Contradictory as an adjective:

    That is itself a contradiction.

  3. Contradictory as an adjective:

    That is diametrically opposed to something.

  4. Contradictory as an adjective:

    Mutually exclusive.

  5. Contradictory as an adjective:

    Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.

  1. Contradictory as a noun (logic):

    Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.

  1. Negation as a noun (uncountable):

    The act of negating something.

  2. Negation as a noun (countable):

    A denial or contradiction.

  3. Negation as a noun (logic, countable):

    A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)

  4. Negation as a noun (logic):

    The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.