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antithetical

Syllabification: (an·ti·thet·i·cal)
Pronunciation: /ˌantəˈTHetikəl/

Definition of antithetical

adjective

  • 1directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible:people whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine two antithetical emotions pulled at her
  • 2 [attributive] connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis.

Derivatives

antithetic

adjective

antithetically

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century (antithetical (sense 2)): from Greek antithetikos, from antithetos 'placed in opposition', from antitithenai 'set against'

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