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Associations of "Paradoxically" (30 Words)
| amazingly | Very; extremely (usually expressing approval. I genuinely thought Rachel sang amazingly. |
| astonishing | Surprising greatly. An astonishing achievement. |
| awesome | Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder. The band is truly awesome. |
| contrary | A contrary proposition. His mother had given him contrary messages. |
| cryptic | Of an obscure nature- Rachel. Cryptic plumage is thought to minimize predation. |
| curiously | In a manner differing from the usual or expected. Had a curiously husky voice. |
| decipher | Succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something. Visual signals help us decipher what is being communicated. |
| enigmatic | Not clear to the understanding. He took the money with an enigmatic smile. |
| incomprehensible | Difficult to understand. The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. |
| ineffable | Not to be uttered. The ineffable mysteries of the soul. |
| inexplicable | Incapable of being explained or accounted for. Left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons. |
| innuendo | An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. She s always making sly innuendoes. |
| inscrutable | Impossible to understand or interpret. The inscrutable workings of Providence. |
| insoluble | Incapable of being dissolved. Once dry the paints become insoluble in water. |
| ironic | Happening in a way contrary to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this. An ironical smile. |
| ironical | Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is. It was ironical that the well planned scheme failed so completely. |
| irresponsible | Showing lack of care for consequences. It would have been irresponsible just to drive on. |
| mysterious | (of a location) having an atmosphere of strangeness or secrecy. In its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life. |
| paradoxical | Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true. By glorifying the acts of violence they achieve the paradoxical effect of making them trivial. |
| sarcastic | Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. I think they re being sarcastic. |
| sardonic | Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking- Frank Schoenberner- Irwin Edman. His rebellion is the bitter sardonic laughter of all great satirists. |
| satiric | Exposing human folly to ridicule. A persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine. |
| satirical | Exposing human folly to ridicule. His satirical sense of humour. |
| sibylline | Having a secret or hidden meaning- John Gunther. Thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements. |
| surprisingly | In an amazing manner; to everyone’s surprise. The move was surprisingly easy. |
| unaccountable | Free from control or responsibility. A powerful and unaccountable institution. |
| uncanny | Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way. His uncanny sense of direction. |
| undertone | A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning. Spoke in undertones. |
| unexpectedly | Without advance planning. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack. |
| wry | Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. A remedy for wry necks. |