antithetical

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American Heritage Dictionary:

an·ti·thet·i·cal

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(ăn'tĭ-thĕt'ĭ-kəl) pronunciation also an·ti·thet·ic (-ĭk)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or marked by antithesis.
  2. Being in diametrical opposition. See synonyms at opposite.

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

antithetically an'ti·thet'i·cal·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: opposed to
Antonyms: identical, like, same

Misspellings:

antithetical

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Common misspelling(s) of antithetical

  • antithical
  • antithecal

Translations:

Antithetic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - antitetisk, modsat

Français (French)
adj. - antithétique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gegensätzlich, antithetisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αντιθετικός, αντίθετος

Italiano (Italian)
antitetico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - antitético

Русский (Russian)
прямо противоположный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - antitético, opuesto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - motsatt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
对立的, 对偶的, 对照的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 對立的, 對偶的, 對照的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 대조적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 著しい対照をなす, 正反対の

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מנוגד, של אנטתיזה‬


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