antithetical

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antithetical

  • /ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl/

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From Latin antitheticus + -al.

adjective more antithetical · most antithetical

  1. Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted. His wrong-headed beliefs are antithetical to everything we stand for as a community.

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adj pertaining to or being an antithesis

Españolantitético
हिन्दीप्रतिपक्षी pratipakṣī, प्रतिपक्षात्मक pratipakṣātmak, विप्रतिषेधात्मक vipratiṣedhātmak
Portuguêsantitético
Françaisantithétique
Deutschantithetisch
Italianoantitetico
Românăantitetic
Русскийантитетический antitetíčeskij

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@misc{antithetical_2026,
  title = {antithetical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antithetical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}