Oxymoron and its example

Oxymoron is a figure of speech where there is a pairing of contradictory words that contradict each other and are brought together. It is a device and are attributed to the same thing for a better impact.

For examples:
1) The exam papers for the final exam are an open secret. (Open, secret are a pair of contradictory words )
2) Some people are wise fool. (Wise, fool are a pair of contradictory words)

3) He ate the whole piece of cake. (Whole, piece are a pair of contradictory words)
4) I friendly fight with my friend. (Friendly, fight are a pair of contradictory words)

5) That is my adult child. (Adult, child are a pair of contradictory words)
6) Five of them are playing alone together. ( Alone, together are a pair of contradictory words)

7) Student's table was organised mess. ( Organised, mess are a pair of contradictory words)
8) The comedian was seriously comedy. ( Seriously, comedy are a pair of contradictory words)

9) Students were forced to stand down. ( Stand, down are a pair of contradictory words)
10) Students clearly misunderstood what teacher was telling. ( Clearly, misunderstood are a pair of contradictory words)

11) This aeroplane went crash landing. ( crash, landing are a pair of contradictory words)
12) There was deafening silence in the classroom. ( Deafening, silence are a pair of contradictory words)

13) This chocolate is wonderfully evil. ( Wonderfully, evil are a pair of contradictory words)
14) This painting is pretty ugly. ( Pretty, ugly are a pair of contradictory words)

15) This joke is seriously funny. ( Seriously, funny are a pair of contradictory words)
16) Actors should act naturally. ( Act, naturally are a pair of contradictory words)

17) There are living dead bacteria everywhere. ( Living, dead are a pair of contradictory words)
18) I was all alone in a crowd of people. ( Alone, crowd are a pair of contradictory words)

19) I need an exact estimate of the cost. ( Exact, estimate are a pair of contradictory words)
20) Stop being a big baby. ( Big, baby are a pair of contradictory words)

21) He is my least favorite hero. ( Least, favorite are a pair of contradictory words)
22) Good grief, he failed in exam. (Good, grief are a pair of contradictory words)

23) That was awfully nice of you. ( Awfully, nice are a pair of contradictory words)
24) Books are little big than school bag. ( Little, big are a pair of contradictory words)

25) She's pretty ugly. ( Pretty, ugly are a pair of contradictory words)
26) It's the same difference. ( Same, difference are a pair of contradictory words)

27) There was small crowd in our area. ( Small, crowd are a pair of contradictory words)
28) He is the only honest thief. ( Honest, thief are a pair of contradictory words)

29) He stood on soft rock. ( Soft, rock are a pair of contradictory words)
30) During lockdown, we are on working vacation. ( Working, vacation are a pair of contradictory words)

31) There will be zero tolerance in the future. ( Zero, tolerance are a pair of contradictory words)
32) The boys were speaking in loud whisper. ( Loud, whisper are a pair of contradictory words)

33) Who ordered the jumbo shrimp? ( Jumbo, shrimp are a pair of contradictory words)
34) The coffee was awfully good. ( Awfully, good are a pair of contradictory words)

35) We used plastic glasses at the party.  ( Plastic, glasses are a pair of contradictory words)
36) He became an unpopular celebrity. ( Unpopular, celebrity are a pair of contradictory words)

37) The substance was a liquid gas. ( Liquid, gas are a pair of contradictory words)
38) She is real earth angel. ( Earth, angel together are a pair of contradictory words)

39) He showed a cruel kindness towards his friends. ( Cruel, kindness are a pair of contradictory words)
40) Please run slowly while playing. ( Run, slowly are a pair of contradictory words)

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