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antithetical
[ an-tuh-thet-i-kuhl ]
/ ËĂŚn tÉËθÉt ÉŞ kÉl /
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adjective
of the nature of or involving antithesis.
directly opposed or contrasted; opposite.
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Also Archaic, an¡ti¡thet¡ic .
Origin of antithetical
First recorded in 1575â85; from Greek antithetikĂłs âsetting in opposition, contrastingâ (from antĂthetos âopposedâ) + -al; see origin at antithesis, -tic, -al1.
OTHER WORDS FROM antithetical
an¡ti¡thet¡i¡cal¡ly, adverbWords nearby antithetical
antisymmetric, antitank, antiterrorist, antitheft, antithesis, antithetical, antithrombin, antithrombotic, antitorque rotor, antitoxic, antitoxin
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British Dictionary definitions for antithetical
antithetical
antithetic
/ (ËĂŚntÉŞËθÉtÉŞkÉl) /
adjective
of the nature of antithesis
directly contrasted
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