as in opposite
something that is as different as possible from something else
true love for another is the antithesis of the desire to control that person's life
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Recent Examples of antithesis
This film adaptation is the complete antithesis.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
With his America First policies, 47 is the antithesis of this.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
There's been a big push among some enthusiasts for analog-type cars -- sports cars and even off-roaders that are the antithesis to electrification.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
All of those lazy flyouts to left field were the antithesis of what Stott is supposed to be.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
With his America First policies, 47 is the antithesis of this.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
There's been a big push among some enthusiasts for analog-type cars -- sports cars and even off-roaders that are the antithesis to electrification.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
All of those lazy flyouts to left field were the antithesis of what Stott is supposed to be.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antithesis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antithesis
opposite
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But when the spread narrows or inverts, the opposite happens.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The camera then pans to show the house opposite—where another golden is sitting in the exact same spot in its own yard, staring right back at Copper, but neither crossing the threshold on to the street.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Antithesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antithesis. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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