antonymic

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Adjective
  • Iran is China’s largest trading partner in the Middle East, but China’s diverse energy sources have shielded it from the heavy economic toll and energy crisis that the war has caused for other countries in East Asia.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The vibrant Chowrasta Market isn’t far either, hawking favourites from Penang’s diverse cultures, from roti canai to bowls of syrupy chendul.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Everything was a little different.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Not noticeably different than any other basic frozen waffle.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Cousins’s presence means Mendoza likely won’t have to start right away, and will also have a veteran quarterback who can mentor him — not dissimilar to how Alex Smith started for the Chiefs during Patrick Mahomes’s rookie year.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Navy running back Eli Heidenreich was more productive in college, but his skill set is not that dissimilar to Short’s.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • How does her relationship with Whitaker work so well, with such disparate personalities?
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Amazingly, their disparate approaches always arrived at the same solution.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • At Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia, a zebra named Kurtsie and a giraffe named Bakari have formed an unlike friendship — one that began with curiosity, grew through hardship and blossomed into an inseparable bond.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Or the move could have been to help the calf stay afloat—unlike adults, young sperm whales tend to sink and need to swim harder to reach the surface to breathe.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The company develops distinctive film and television projects that bridge Japan and the United States — a mission reflected in its name, which combines the countries’ calling codes (+1 and +81).
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Haudenosaunee have navigated distinctive languages for each nation of the Confederacy.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But what passes for branding in commercial circles is antithetical to democratic values when a sitting president puts his name on federal property and policy initiatives, say experts.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Until April 4, 2026, the lasting memory between these transcendent but antithetical bigs was that of Jokic’s signature shot thwarted.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Second, the two sides must be readily distinguishable from each other, usually by applying color or markings to one side, although in rare cases they can be distinguished by shape, with one side being convex and the other being concave.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • For Fall 2026, creative director Anthony Vaccarello showcased a series of single- and double-breasted black suits, distinguishable from one another by the slightest shade.
    Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Antonymic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antonymic. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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