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.
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

OTHER WORDS FROM antithetical

an·ti·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby antithetical

antiterrorist, antitheft, antithenar, antithermic, antithesis, antithetical, antithrombin, antithrombotic, antitorque rotor, antitoxic, antitoxin

Words related to anti-thetical

conflicting, inappropriate, unsuitable, incongruous, irreconcilable, inconsistent, unsuited, antithetical, reversed, antagonistic, adverse, contradictory, differing, paradoxical, inimical, hostile, opposing, averse, disputed, anti

British Dictionary definitions for anti-thetical

antithetical

antithetic

/ (ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl) /

adjective

of the nature of antithesis
directly contrasted