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antithetical

[ an-tuh-thet-i-kuh l ]
/ ˌæn təˈθɛt ɪ kəl /
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adjective

of the nature of or involving antithesis.
directly opposed or contrasted; opposite.

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Nearby words

  1. antithenar,
  2. antithermic,
  3. antitheses,
  4. antithesis,
  5. antithetic,
  6. antithrombin,
  7. antithrombotic,
  8. antitorque rotor,
  9. antitoxic,
  10. antitoxin
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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Examples from the Web for antithetically

  • "I am just getting a soldier's stuff into me," responded Pisgah, antithetically.

    Bohemian Days|Geo. Alfred Townsend

  • Personality is always a mystery with its antithetically mingled elements in man and woman.

    The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4|Various

  • 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
British Dictionary definitions for antithetically

antithetical

antithetic

/ (ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl) /

adjective

of the nature of antithesis
directly contrasted
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper