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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antithetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-thet-ic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Diametrically opposed.

adj

Synonym of antithetical.

noun

Ellipsis of antithetic variate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antitheticus.

Inflected Forms

more antithetic (comparative) most antithetic (superlative) antithetics (plural)

Derived Forms

antithetically

Synonyms

antithetical

Questions

What does antithetic mean?
Diametrically opposed.
Where does antithetic come from?
Borrowed from Latin antitheticus.

How to pronounce antithetic

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