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 Suppose the mental triggers for weeping are the antithesis of the triggers for laughter. Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025 Celestún sits along white-sand shores where crystalline waves lap gently, the ultimate antithesis to see-and-be-seen spots on the Yucatán Peninsula's other coast. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 Everything that [appears to have] meaning for her is the antithesis of service and devotion to duty. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Socialism used to be the antithesis of Republican principles. Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for antithesis
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opposite
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  • The opposite is true for credit cards, personal loans and most other forms of consumer credit.
    Miguel Ambriz, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But this film is also the opposite of what Wes Anderson is doing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Antithesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antithesis. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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