paradoxes

NOUN

contradiction, puzzle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurdity ambiguity anomaly enigma inconsistency mystery oddity

STRONG

catch error mistake nonsense opposite reverse

WEAK

catch-22

Antonyms

STRONGEST

normality regularity standard usualness

STRONG

accuracy certainty correction same success truth understanding

Example Sentences

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Satellite imagery most notably showed the destruction of two radomes - protective enclosures for such sensitive equipment.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Its skyline is dominated by massive radomes, round covers which protect powerful satellite dishes inside.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Inside these spheres, called radomes, are antenna systems that send and receive information from satellites in constant orbit above the earth.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2017

Though radomes are common on tall buildings and towers, Mr. Foye said Mr. Childs’s design “would have been very difficult to build and impossible to maintain.”

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2012

Pyroceram, developed for missile radomes, is now being used in the manufacture of pots and pans.

From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.