antithesis
Syllables: an·tith·e·sis/ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/
antithesis noun: a proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
Noun
antithesis (plural antitheses)
- A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
- For if every condition of everything conditioned (according to its existence) is sensuous, and therefore belongs to the series, that series is again conditioned (as shown in the antithesis of the fourth antinomy).1881, Immanuel Kant, translated by F. Max Müller, Critique of Pure Reason, translation of original in German, page 486
- Unless one final Schlafly paradox gets in the way. Before she died, the First Lady of the Conservative Movement endorsed Trump. That makes sense: Schlafly was a paleoconservative who was worried about immigration. But Trump has turned out to be the most unchivalrous candidate in living memory, the...2016 September 6, Timothy Stanley, “How Phyllis Schlafly gave us Sarah Palin”, in CNN
- A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form; a figure of speech arranged in this manner
- Antithesis, opposing things to things,
Oft from the contrast strength and beauty brings.1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Figures.] Antithesis.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 22
- Antithesis, opposing things to things,
- The second stage of a dialectical process in which the thesis is negated.
antithesis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
antithesis in Hindi
- proposition that is opposite to other proposition
- प्रतिपक्ष pratipakṣ
antithesis in Tamil
- antithesis
- விரோதம் virōtam
antithesis in Urdu
- مخالفت, تضاد, ضد
antithesis in Bengali
- বিপরীত ধারণা, বৈপরীত্য
More languagesFewer languages
- antithesis in Telugu
- వికల్పము vikalpamu
- antithesis in Malayalam
- വൈപരീത്യം, വിരോധാർത്ഥം, കടകവിരുദ്ധത, നേർവിപരീതത്വം
- antithesis in Kannada
- ಪ್ರತಿವಾದ, ನೇರವಾಗಿರುವ ದೂರು, ವಿರೋಧಾಲಂಕಾರ, ವಿರೋಧ ನ್ಯಾಸ
- antithesis in Tagalog
- gantintikha
- antithesis in Indonesian
- antitesis
- antithesis in Thai
- ภาวะแย้ง
- antithesis in Vietnamese
- phản đề
Examples of antithesis in a sentence
- But Trump has turned out to be the most unchivalrous candidate in living memory, the very antithesis of Schlafly’s ideal Christian standard.2016 September 6, Timothy Stanley, “How Phyllis Schlafly gave us Sarah Palin”, in CNN:
- On the night of the 2nd of March 2025, your actions were the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for.2025 March 25, Daisy Stephens, “Paddington vandals 'antithesis' of bear, says judge”, in BBC:
Synonyms of antithesis
Antonyms
Forms of antithesis
| plural | antitheses |
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Origin of antithesis
Borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis.
Words formed from antithesis
Questions about antithesis
- What does antithesis mean?
- Antithesis means a proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
- What is antithesis in Hindi?
- Antithesis in Hindi is प्रतिपक्ष (pratipakṣ). See Antithesis meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use antithesis in a sentence?
- But Trump has turned out to be the most unchivalrous candidate in living memory, the very antithesis of Schlafly’s ideal Christian standard.
- What part of speech is antithesis?
- Antithesis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce antithesis?
- Antithesis is pronounced /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/.
- What is the plural of antithesis?
- The plural of antithesis is antitheses.
Words near antithesis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: antithesis (page history and authors); விரோதம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); antithesis (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antithesis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antithesis (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); antithesis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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