1. seeming to contradict itself or common sense but possibly expressing a truth

Examples

• It’s paradoxical that the more choices we have, the less satisfied we become.
• The paradoxical nature of quantum physics challenges our understanding of reality.
• She found it paradoxical that working less actually made her more productive.
• The paradoxical statement ‘less is more’ contains wisdom about simplicity.
• His paradoxical behavior of helping others while neglecting himself was concerning.
• The paradoxical effect of the medication was that it caused the very symptoms it was meant to treat.