antithesis
/ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.96 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
noun
A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form; a figure of speech arranged in this manner
Example Sentences
- "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)."
- "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 very antithesis of Schlafly’s ideal Christian standard."
- "On the night of the 2nd of March 2025, your actions were the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for."
- "Antithesis, opposing things to things, Oft from the contrast strength and beauty brings."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *dʰeh₁-, ἀντίθεσις