How to Use antithesis in a Sentence

antithesis

noun
  • Sort of the antithesis of a lot of stuff on the channel.
    Matt Giles, Longreads, 9 May 2017
  • This drink is the absolute antithesis of the face crack!
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 July 2021
  • Lots of projects come about in a very linear way, but this was the antithesis.
    Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 8 Oct. 2018
  • The newcomer is the antithesis of the third, all-black hull in the series.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
  • To cut this program and force the state to limit further those deemed needy enough to make the cut is the antithesis of care.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 13 July 2017
  • To most of us, the antithesis of healthy leafy greens is iceberg lettuce.
    Richard Howells, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • Chris was so the antithesis of that voice in his quiet, reserved way.
    Dave Navarro, Billboard, 24 May 2017
  • The mug shot is the antithesis of a selfie, the subject deprived of control.
    Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, stories can also serve as the antithesis of myth.
    Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
  • In fact, in both film and folklore, red is often the antithesis of white.
    Rosalind Jana, refinery29.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • That’s the kind of patient, on-the-ground work that is the antithesis of the pop-up campaign.
    Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2022
  • The sluggish start is the antithesis of Donovan’s plans for the offense.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This policy can serve as an antithesis to the legacy of the man whose shame inspired it.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, charlotteobserver, 28 June 2018
  • Often seen as the antithesis of bro country and country pop.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 28 July 2022
  • And the bar’s latest book is the antithesis of the sloppy green boozing that dominates this time of year.
    Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Government unions are the antithesis of a free country.
    Sam Deanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • But to me, an escooter ban feels like the antithesis of that mission.
    WIRED, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Think of him rather as the antithesis of countryman Elon Musk.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2022
  • For about nine months every year, our weather is the exact antithesis of what basil prefers.
    Colin McCrate, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2019
  • Big-bang approaches are the very antithesis of this mindset.
    Steve Denning, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • In an age where everyone wants to be satisfied right now, the transfer portal is sort of the antithesis of that.
    Ken Willis, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2021
  • And it’s the antithesis of all that Saint-Tropez represents.
    Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2020
  • His uniform of white button-down shirt, khakis and red fleece vest is the antithesis of the boxy Trump power suit.
    Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The trend may be surprising because some people find them the antithesis of chic, but these shoes are about going places.
    Glamour, 20 Mar. 2019
  • Cairo has earned high marks in his first week for being the antithesis of La Russaism.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Taking home a woman who is too drunk to walk is actually the antithesis of being a stand-up dude.
    Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2021
  • More than that, it was considered the antithesis of strategy.
    Richard Moss, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The winning rally was the antithesis of modern baseball, where managers sit back and let players hit home runs.
    Bill Shaikin, latimes.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Even though, well... Train stations these days and travel in general are kind of the antithesis of that.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Tesla's being touted as a go-go player in the antithesis of a go-go sector.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2020

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