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.

---

Other Word Forms

• nonparadoxically
  adverb
• ultraparadoxically
  adverb
• unparadoxically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of paradoxically

paradoxical ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Paradoxically, deep labour shortages coexist with high unemployment.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Paradoxically, at virtually the same time, the many stage adaptations of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” which dramatized, or melodramatized, the brutality of slavery, were an enduring sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Paradoxically, that way of thinking belongs specifically to storytellers like King, who make up whole yarns about anonymous humans on the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

"Paradoxically, the tumour gave me a second chance, making me realise who I was and what I really wanted," he said.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

Paradoxically, it saved foragers a lot of anxieties.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari