antithetical
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentimentsPertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
» Your proposal is antithetical to our own.
Meaning
1 sensesPertaining 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.
antithetisch
антитетическийantitetíčeskij
- sharply contrasted in character or purpose
Examples
3 sentencesYour proposal is antithetical to our own.
Some Muslims consider support for LGBT rights antithetical to Islam.
Some Muslims believe that support for LGBT rights is antithetical to Islam.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin antitheticus + -al.From Latin antitheticus + -al.
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Forms
more antithetical, most antithetical| Comparative | more antithetical Lesson |
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| Superlative | most antithetical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- sharply contrasted in character or purpose:antithetic
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form