antithetical
antithetical
adjectiveDefinition of ANTITHETICAL
being as different as possible <spiritual concerns and ideals that are antithetical to the materialism embraced by modern society>
Synonyms antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), polar
Related Words adverse, negative, unfavorable; antagonistic, antipathetic, counter, cross, hostile; converse, inverse, obverse, reverse; alien, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, unalike, unlike
Antonyms noncontradictory
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