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antithesis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | oppositeness, opposition |
| Derivation | antithetic, antithetical |
his theory is the antithesis of mine.
antithesis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rhetorical device |
| Derivation | antithetic |
Examples of antithesis
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Jane Leeves, who played Daphne, once said that Niles is the antithesis of David.
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This reinforces a lack of self-acceptance, which is the antithesis of self-love.
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The lighthearted banter reflected Sunday's mood, the antithesis of today's game.
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These Vols are the antithesis of everything Pearl's teams in Knoxville have been.
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Hemon tells a haunting story of immigration, an antithesis to the American dream.
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It's the antithesis of college basketball, where there always seems to be hope.
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His rapid-fire delivery is the antithesis of the laid-back lifestyle he preaches.
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For many women, tracksuit bottoms are sartorial suicide, the antithesis of style.
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Put as starkly as that it sounded as if I was the antithesis of an Antonioni fan.
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- Exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"
- The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
- (antithetical) antithetic: sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
- Antithesis (Greek for "setting opposite", from "against" + "position") is a counter-proposition and denotes a direct contrast to the original proposition. In setting the opposite, an individual brings out of a contrast in the meaning (e.g. ...
- Antithesis is the fourth studio album by technical death metal band Origin. It was released through Relapse Records, on April 1, 2008. It peaked at #21 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
- Antithesis is the third album by the American rock band Gypsy, their first on the RCA Victor label.
- The Antithesis (Antithese in Dutch) is a conflict between Christian-democratic, confessional parties, united in the Coalition and Liberal parties, united in the Concentratie between 1888 and 1918. The conflict concerned the equalization of payment for religious schools. ...
- A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition; A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form
- (antithetical) Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted
