antithesis
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"It's the antithesis of a hospital ward," says garden designer Sarah Price.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
With its glorious views and picturesque harbor, Whitby is the antithesis of gothic horror.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Some noncoastal ad firms as a result are more aggressively pitching themselves as the friendly antithesis to faceless, famous agencies, now embracing rather than apologizing for their lack of metropolitan elitism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Solarpunk is more than just the antithesis of cyberpunk, “Blade Runner” and a devastated environment smothered by technofascism.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
This is why, in many ways, the choice of Paul Van Riper to head the opposing Red Team was so inspired, because if Van Riper stood for anything, it was the antithesis of that position.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing antithesis
Power Prefix: Anti
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