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Antithetical

{

Anˊti-thet′ic

,

Anˊti-thet′ic-al

, }
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK].]
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

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antithetical

antithetical

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Adjective

antithetical (comparative more antithetical, superlative most antithetical)

  1. Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
    His wrong-headed beliefs are antithetical to everything we stand for as a community.
    This is precisely why insistence on relative truth is antithetical to critical thinking.

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