antithetic

an·ti·thet·i·cal

A0351000 (ăn′tĭ-thĕt′ĭ-kəl) also an·ti·thet·ic (-ĭk)adj.1. Being in diametrical opposition: a viewpoint that was antithetical to conventional wisdom. See Synonyms at opposite.2. Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis.

[From Medieval Latin antitheticus, from Greek antithetikos, from antitithenai, to oppose; see antithesis.]

an′ti·thet′i·cal·ly adv.

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Adj.

antithetic - sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"antitheticaldifferent - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"

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antitetico

antithetic

an·ti·thet·i·cal

antithetic

Synonyms for antithetic

adj sharply contrasted in character or purpose

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