oxymoronic
adjective
being or expressing an oxymoron; inherently contradictory.
oxymoronically
-
a word derived from
oxymoronic.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It was a shift to what the party labeled, oxymoronically, a “socialist-oriented market economy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
She wanted it to say she’s “nonpartisan,” but because of our strict ballot rules it will end up reading, oxymoronically, that she’s running under the banner of the “Nonpartisan Party.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
Along with its neighboring oxymoronically named fleabags, the Magic Castle evokes the American Dream, while denying it at every downbeat, threadbare turn.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2017
Well, the cabbies' shelters are like this; from the outside they have the air of little cricket pavilions that have been - somewhat oxymoronically - urbanely rusticated.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2012
Talk Talk are one of a few genuine pioneers of their era not to have succumbed to the oxymoronically named Don't Look Back reunion circuit.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2011
