antithetical

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"Their approach to the lives of others is antithetical to the values of welcoming and fair debate that our society has upheld for 177 years," the society said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“Options and futures now allow people to gamble on the price without actually being involved in the blockchain, which is antithetical to what BTC was intended for.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Kennedy is no fool — he knows that his efforts are more antithetical to democracy than he lets on.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

“Antisemitism is dangerous, antithetical to California values, and must not be tolerated in any California classroom, regardless of whether Jewish pupils are present in that classroom,” the preamble to the bill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

Thomas Kuhn thought that science and technology were antithetical to each other, at least until the 1870s.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton