antonymic

adjective

as in antonymous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antonymic
  1. diverse
  2. different
  3. dissimilar
  4. disparate
  5. unlike
  6. distinctive
  7. antithetical
  8. distinguishable
Adjective
  • Is Little Feat the most influential American rock band that never achieved mainstream success, in large part because its music was simply too diverse and good to make major commercial inroads?
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • So part of the challenge is to build a structure that tamps down the diverse risks to our lives and livelihoods and create a greater opening for these positive local trends to grow and fluorish on the national and international level.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of diverse
Adjective
  • Bert McCarty, a Clemson University professor of turfgrass science and management, said golfers like how top courses are so different — from incorporating the ocean in places near beaches to relying on inclines in the mountains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The tour, which began in 1999, showcases Slamdance titles to different audiences around the country, expanding their reach beyond the traditional film hubs of Los Angeles and New York.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of different
Adjective
  • Odunze’s skill set isn’t too dissimilar from Burden’s, with a bit more outside ability.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Car batteries are not too dissimilar to the AA batteries in your TV’s remote control.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of dissimilar
Adjective
  • There are explicit state-level rules about disparate impact, as well.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Unionization is challenging with a large, disparate and transient group of athletes.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of disparate
Adjective
  • Kara isn’t the only superhero with a tragic origin story – but unlike, say, that guy who dresses up as a bat and fights crime after the deaths of his mom and dad, Kara hits up a dive bar and plays with her dog to cope.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • And the reason is that now unlike when Thomas and I introduced the resolution, there are a lot of Republicans who believe the war should end.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 24 May 2026
Definition of unlike
Adjective
  • Night after night, Swift would perform for more than three hours, running back her career one era at a time, each one its own world with distinctive sets, costumes, and colors.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Trademark law protects distinctive brand identifiers—like words and symbols—that tell the public exactly who is behind a product.
    — Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of distinctive
Adjective
  • Salinger reveals Holden’s gentleness, itself a rejection of masculine norms of strength, through a determined honesty that is antithetical to the boasting in which his male peers repeatedly engage.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Some political theorists even contend that the private funding of campaigns is antithetical to core democratic principles of integrity, equality and responsiveness to voters.
    — John J. Martin, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of antithetical
Adjective
  • The next hurdle for lifestyle influencers will be to make content that’s both useful and, crucially, distinguishable from what AI can do.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Based on analyzing samples taken from hundreds of different mole rats, the team learned members of each colony carried a distinguishable chemical signature.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of distinguishable
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