paradoxically

American  

[par-uh-dok-sik-lee] / ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪk li /

adverb

1. in a self-contradictory or seemingly self-contradictory way.

   Paradoxically, the more we know, the more we identify an increasing number of questions to which we as yet have no answers.

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Other Word Forms

• nonparadoxically adverb
• ultraparadoxically adverb
• unparadoxically adverb

Etymology

Origin of paradoxically

paradoxical ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“While people with dyslexia are slow readers, they often, paradoxically, are very fast and creative thinkers with strong reasoning abilities,” according to the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

So, paradoxically, war can leave investors uneasy about shares of defense contractors.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Dutiful Meg paradoxically longs for leisure and fashionable clothes; impetuous Jo yearns for literary fame; shy, music-loving Beth wishes only for everyone to be happy; artistic Amy craves admiration and status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The show’s nagging flaw—its broad scope and superabundance of characters—is also, paradoxically, its strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

But selective inbreeding via marriage, Wells argued, might paradoxically produce weaker and duller generations.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee