Synonyms for antithetical
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : an-tuh-thet-i-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌæn təˈθɛt ɪ kəl |
Définition of antithetical
Origin :- 1580s, from Greek antithetikos "setting in opposition," from antithetos "placed in opposition" (see antithetic) + -al (1). Related: Antithetically.
- adj reverse
- But their special interests as employer and employee are antithetical.
- Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
- Explain the opposite Inflections on antithetical words and phrases.
- Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty
- Why speak of the God of Nature and the God of grace as two antithetical terms?
- Extract from : « Daily Thoughts » by Charles Kingsley
- The antithetical style reminds one of the writing of Ashmun.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various
- Phrases have great power when they are antithetical or alliterative.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- Not having at hand the simile synthetical, we have resorted to the antithetical.
- Extract from : « Jacob Faithful » by Captain Frederick Marryat
- All its effects arranged themselves as antithetical to the Bladesover effects.
- Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells
- Why speak of the God of nature and the God of grace as two antithetical terms?
- Extract from : « Glaucus » by Charles Kingsley
- He uses that word in two senses: first, as antithetical to the word artificial.
- Extract from : « What is Darwinism? » by Charles Hodge
- Secondly, he uses the word natural as antithetical to supernatural.
- Extract from : « What is Darwinism? » by Charles Hodge
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