antithetical
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The Yosemite NPS Employees Union said it was "appalled" by the ceding of public lands for private interests, calling the proposed trade "antithetical to what we stand for" as stewards of the park.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
But my use of antithetical framing had gone up even as I’d told myself I would stay away from it.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
“In middle school, 36. In high school, 40. Very antithetical to the class-size mandates.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, Ava rises to captain her own sitcom ship, commanding this one with joy and gratitude, having learned that fear is antithetical to producing one’s best work.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
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
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