antithetical vs contradictory

antithetical

adj
  • Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted. 

contradictory

adj
  • Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious. 

  • That contradicts something, such as an argument. 

  • That is diametrically opposed to something. 

  • That is itself a contradiction. 

  • Mutually exclusive. 

noun
  • Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false. 

How often have the words antithetical and contradictory occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )