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antithetic

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an·ti·thet·i·cal  (nt-tht-kl) also an·ti·thet·ic (-k)
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.]

anti·theti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.antithetic - sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
different - 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"
Translations
antithetic(al)
adj (= contrasting)gegensätzlich; phrasesantithetisch (form); ideaentgegengesetzt, antithetisch (form)


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