antithetical

[an-tuh-thet-i-kuh l]

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adjective

of the nature of or involving antithesis.

directly opposed or contrasted; opposite.

Also Archaic, an·ti·thet·ic.

Origin of antithetical

1575–85; antithetic (< Greek antithetikós, equivalent to anti(ti)thé(nai) to set in opposition + -tikos -tic) + -al¹

Related formsan·ti·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Related Words for antithetically

separately, individually, variously, negatively, adversely, unusually, abnormally, antagonistically, antithetically, asymmetrically, conflictingly, contradictorily, contrarily, contrastingly, contrastively, discordantly, disparately, distinctively, divergently, diversely

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Historical Examples of antithetically

"I am just getting a soldier's stuff into me," responded Pisgah, antithetically.
Bohemian Days
Geo. Alfred Townsend
The actual finale begins (so to speak) antithetically with the last misfortune of the unlucky Spithridates.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1
George Saintsbury
Personality is always a mystery with its antithetically mingled elements in man and woman.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4
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British Dictionary definitions for antithetically

antithetical

antithetic

adjective

of the nature of antithesis

directly contrasted

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Word Origin and History for antithetically

antithetical

adj.

1580s, from Greek antithetikos "setting in opposition," from antithetos "placed in opposition" (see antithetic) + -al (1). Related: Antithetically.