antithetical

(ăn'tĭ-thĕt'ĭ-kəl) 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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adjective

Diametrically opposed: antipodal, antipodean, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, opposite, polar, reverse. See support/oppose.

adj

Definition: opposed to
Antonyms: identical, like, same

See words rhyming with "antithetic."

Common misspelling(s) of antithetical

• antithical
• antithecal

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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