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

"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

“No Kings” is both a moral and a political claim that tyranny must be antithetical to American values.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 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