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 antithetically

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

Example sentences 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