antithetical

Example Sentences

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For regular people, “having to pay an extra fee to handle the unrecyclable plastic packaging that is thrust upon us every day is antithetical to every concept of producer responsibility.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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

That these two antithetical fellows will build a real friendship is never in question; the fun for children ages 5 to 9 is seeing how it comes about.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

The same town that gave the world the golden arches also gave it a biker gang that stood for a totally antithetical set of values.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser