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2. contradiction, self-contradiction, antilogy, incongruity, inconsistency, Logic, antilogism; oxymoron, antinomy, equivocation, reversal; ambiguity, ambivalence.
3. absurdity, nonsense, Latin, reductio ad absurdum; impossibility, improbability, inconceivability, unthinkability.

paradoxical, adj. 1. puzzling, bewildering, baffling, confounding, riddling; perplexing, enigmatic, knotty; complicated, intricate, labyrinthine; arcane, difficult, unsolvable, unresolvable; curious, ironic, strange.
2. contradictory, self-contradictory, incongruous, inconsistent, discrepant, conflicting; ambiguous, problematic, equivocal; antilogistic, oxymoronic, antinomic.
3. absurd, nonsensical, impossible, improbable; unintelligible, inscrutable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, unfathomable; inconceivable, unthinkable, inapprehensible.

paragon, n. model, pattern, ideal, standard, norm; paradigm, prototype, exemplar; nonesuch, nonpareil, good example, beau ideal; flower, beauty, pearl, cynosure; ace, acme, quintessence; classic, exceller, prince, queen, mirror, masterpiece, masterwork, chef d'oeuvre; prize, cream, cream of the crop, Fr. crime de la crime, elite, elect, select, pick; prodigy, one in a thousand, superman, superwoman, wonderman, god, goddess, hero, heroine.

paragraph, n. 1. passage, excerpt, column; portion, segment, subdivision, section, part.

2. note, ^:.em, article, piece, Fr. morceau.

paragrapher, n. journalist, reporter, newsman, newspaperman, writer; correspondent, editorialist, columnist.

parallel, adj. 1. coextensive, aligned, equidistant, collateral, equispaced, concurrent; parallelogrammati-cal, parallelepipedonal; alongside, side by side, even, besides, neck and neck, abreast, U.S. Inf. nip and tuck.
2. corresponding, equal, matched; similar, analogous, like, alike, synonymous, homonymous; allied, equivalent, twin, same, duplicate; coequal, coordinate, proportional, uniform, regular; connatural, connate, congeneric.
-n. 3. parallel line, parallel bar, equal sign, parallel column, parallel dash, parallel vector; parallelogram, parallelepiped, parallelograph.
4. match, counterpart, analogue, equivalent; correspondent, complement, brother, sister, twin, companion; coequal, peer, compeer, fellow, Fr. semblable; ally, associate, cognate; correlative, synonym, homonym, coordinate.
5. correspondence, analogy, similitude, similarity, likeness, resemblance; connaturality, connateness, affinity, kinship; coextension, correlation, equalization, parallelization; equality, coequality, parity, par; balance, equipoise, symmetry, proportion.
-v. 6. coextend, be parallel, parallelize; run abreast or alongside, run side by side or besides; keep pace with; equal, tie, balance, even off.
7. match, correspond, conform, Inf. jibe, check; agree, resemble, contrast; double, imitate, copy, duplicate, repeat; echo, reecho, ditto, follow, take after; compare, compare to or with, relate; measure up to, Inf. stack up against, vie with.

parallelism, n. 1. coextension, coequality, correspondence, collineation, collaterality; nonconvergence, nondivergence, concentricity; parallelization, equidistance, concurrence; balance, equipoise, equilibrium; equality, parity, equivalence, par.