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Definition of “antithetical

antithetical (ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəllPronunciation for antithetical or antithetic

Definitions

adjective

  1. of the nature of antithesis
  2. directly contrasted

Usage examples

  • We fought because we were at some profound level antithetical to one another.
    Clive Barker, GALILEE (2001)
  • Now it was not antithetical to family solidarity but, in its proper time, a guarantor of it.
    India Today (1996)
  • The party's proposal said the new law would "help regulate the presence of communities with cultures historically antithetical to ours.
    CBC (2004)
  • We would like to see what the adjudication tribunal looked like -- we are not antithetical to the concept.
    Times, Sunday Times (2005)
  • There is little doubt, however, that many of Joseph Parkes's circle of friends were deeply antithetical towards Christianity.
    Joseph Pearce, OLD THUNDER: A Life of Hilaire Belloc (2002)

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