oxymoron

About 0.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
2. noun A contradiction in terms.

Similar words

paradox antithesis syllepsis syncrisis xenonymy enantiosemy synonymia equivoque homoioptoton autoantonym

Often followed by

of in is to and that or if for

Word family

oxymora oxymoronic oxymoronically oxymorons