antithetical
1antithetical — [an΄tə thet′i kəl] adj. 〚obs. antithetic, opposite (< Gr antithetikos < antithenai: see ANTITHESIS) + AL〛 1. of or containing antithesis 2. exactly opposite …
2antithetical — index adverse (opposite), antipathetic (oppositional), contradictory, contrary, discordant, hostile …
3antithetical — (adj.) 1580s, from Gk. antithetikos setting in opposition, from antithetos placed in opposition (see ANTITHETIC (Cf. antithetic)) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Antithetically …
4antithetical — *opposite, contrary, contradictory, antonymous, antipodal, antipodean …
5antithetical — [adj] reverse contradictory, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, inverse, opposed, opposite, polarized, poles apart*; concept 542 …
6antithetical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) mutually opposed or incompatible. 2) (in rhetoric) using antithesis …
7antithetical — [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 …
8antithetical — adj. antithetical to * * * [ˌæntɪ θetɪk(ə)l] antithetical to …
9antithetical — 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 …
10antithetical — [[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 …
