paradoxically

Definitions

In a manner that is seemingly absurd or self-contradictory but may nonetheless be true.

In a way that contradicts expectations or common sense.

Examples

Paradoxically, the more he tried to control the situation, the more chaotic it became.

The new policy was intended to save money, but paradoxically, it resulted in higher operational costs.

She felt paradoxically lonely in the crowded room full of people.

Synonyms

ironically unexpectedly contradictorily counterintuitively strangely surprisingly incongruously

Antonyms

predictably logically naturally expectedly consistently normally ordinarily