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antithetical
/ˌæntəˈθɛtɪkəl/
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What does antithetical mean?
adjective
- Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌæntəˈθɛtɪkəl/
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He is a great lover of books and gardening--two antithetical hobbies--which are charming in themselves, and healthily counteractive.
The resolution of two antithetical ideas in a third of a superior order is what the school calls SYNTHESIS.
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In me there meet a combination of antithetical elements which are at eternal war with one another.
Taken thus, however, the clause balances less well with the preceding—always a consideration in the highly antithetical style which is natural to the Chinese.
Until this period had arrived the antithetical gesture of shrugging the shoulders, as a sign of impotence or of patience, would not have been developed.