antithetical

First recorded in 1575–85; from Greek antithetikós “setting in opposition, contrasting” (from antíthetos “opposed”) + -al; see origin at antithesis, -tic, -al¹.

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an·ti·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use antithetical in a sentence

Here "on its beginning" is set over antithetically against "to torment," whereas the context requires "to its blessedness."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
In early alliterative poetry it is especially used antithetically with "bliss."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
The jurists often mention antithetically universal successions and those confined to a single specific thing.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The former always speak by way of antithesis,—the latter seldom construe their leaders' words antithetically.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology|William Jackson

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 antithetical

antithetical

antithetic

/ (ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl) /

adjective

of the nature of antithesis

directly contrasted

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