antithetical

antithetical
Synonyms and related words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetic, antonymous, at cross-purposes, balancing, clashing, compensating, competitive, con, conflicting, confronting, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, counterbalancing, counterpoised, countervailing, cross, dead against, disaccordant, discordant, discrepant, dissentient, enemy, eyeball to eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball, facing, fractious, hostile, inconsistent, inimical, inverse, negative, noncooperative, obstinate, obverse, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, overthwart, perverse, polar, polaric, polarized, recalcitrant, refractory, repugnant, reverse, rival, squared off, uncooperative, unfavorable, unfriendly, unpropitious

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  • antithetical — [an΄tə thet′i kəl] adj. 〚obs. antithetic, opposite (< Gr antithetikos < antithenai: see ANTITHESIS) + AL〛 1. of or containing antithesis 2. exactly opposite …   Universalium

  • antithetical — index adverse (opposite), antipathetic (oppositional), contradictory, contrary, discordant, hostile …   Law dictionary

  • antithetical — (adj.) 1580s, from Gk. antithetikos setting in opposition, from antithetos placed in opposition (see ANTITHETIC (Cf. antithetic)) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Antithetically …   Etymology dictionary

  • antithetical — *opposite, contrary, contradictory, antonymous, antipodal, antipodean …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • antithetical — [adj] reverse contradictory, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, inverse, opposed, opposite, polarized, poles apart*; concept 542 …   New thesaurus

  • antithetical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) mutually opposed or incompatible. 2) (in rhetoric) using antithesis …   English terms dictionary

  • antithetical — [an΄tə thet′i kəl] adj. [obs. antithetic, opposite (< Gr antithetikos < antithenai: see ANTITHESIS) + AL] 1. of or containing antithesis 2. exactly opposite: Also antithetic SYN. OPPOSITE antithetically adv …   English World dictionary

  • antithetical — adj. antithetical to * * * [ˌæntɪ θetɪk(ə)l] antithetical to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • antithetical — an|ti|thet|i|cal [ˌæntıˈθetıkəl] adj also an|ti|thet|ic [ ˈθetık] formal exactly opposite to something antithetical to ▪ This violence is completely antithetical to the teaching of the church …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • antithetical — [[t]æ̱ntɪθe̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ to n Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it. [WRITTEN] The oppressive use of power is antithetical to our democratic ideals …   English dictionary

  • Antithetical — Antithetic An ti*thet ic, Antithetical An ti*thet ic*al, a. [Gr. ?.] Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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