antithetic

Adjective
Synonyms: antithetical

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. sharply contrasted in character or purpose“practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs”“hope is antithetic to despair”Synonyms: antitheticalOpposite sameSimilar different
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

An′ti·thet′ic (…), An′ti·thet′ic·al (…) adjective

Origin: Gr. ….

Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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