paradoxically

[ par-uh-dok-sik-lee ]

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 Words From

• non·par·a·dox·i·cal·ly adverb
• ul·tra·par·a·dox·i·cal·ly adverb
• un·par·a·dox·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of paradoxically¹

paradoxical ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

While his severe physical constraints proved to be an obstacle in many aspects of his life, they paradoxically seemed to improve the relationship with his children, with whom Reeve was able to build a deeper relationship as a result of their focus on conversation rather than activity.

From BBC

Here’s the problem, paradoxically: There’s a stigma against sales and marketing in the writing world.

From Salon

The success of sparkly bops like Carpenter’s “Espresso” and Roan’s “Hot to Go!” proves that listeners are hungry for what Perry used to serve up, albeit now on the condition that it contain the kind of endearing quirk — Carpenter’s daffy neologisms in “Espresso,” for instance — that Perry seems paradoxically to have avoided in her eagerness to please.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, paradoxically, it’s as if these seasoned idols have been churning out copies ever since and are finally getting a little tired of it.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of it, paradoxically, has to do with how unflinching she’s been in her pro-Trump advocacy.

From Slate