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antithesis
[an-tith-uh-sis]
noun
plural
antithesesopposition; contrast.
the antithesis of right and wrong.
the direct opposite (usually followed by of orto ).
Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly.
Synonyms: ,Rhetoric.
the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in “Give me liberty or give me death.”
the second sentence or part thus set in opposition, as “or give me death.”
Philosophy.Hegelian dialectic
antithesis
/ æˈɪθɪɪ /
noun
the exact opposite
contrast or opposition
rhetoric the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, phrases, or words so as to produce an effect of balance, such as my words fly up, my thoughts remain below
philosophy the second stage in the Hegelian dialectic contradicting the thesis before resolution by the synthesis
Other Word Forms
- self-antithesis noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of antithesis1
Word History and Origins
Origin of antithesis1
Example Sentences
The Sterns set out to create something that was the antithesis of the big corporate festival, where everything’s overpriced and it’s super packed.
Mine turned out to be the antithesis of that but regardless, the whole process of assembling smeared butter and then eating it was oddly…cathartic and whimsical.
Two RAF engineers who broke a Paddington statue have been told by a judge they are the "antithesis" of everything the bear stands for.
"He was working hand in glove with the Chinese Communist Party, building a censorship tool… basically working to develop sort of the antithesis of many of the principles that underpin Facebook," she told the BBC.
X’s algorithm punishes journalism by promoting its antithesis in fake news and rumor mongering.
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