antithesis
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In the partnership with Brook, he was the captain's antithesis.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
LGBTQ+ people are not a problem for Christians to manage, and their lives are not the antithesis of American values.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
"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
This poet ate his salad with his fingers, leaf by leaf, while talking to me about the antithesis of nature and art.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
To illuminate his dark subject matter, Fiedler adopts a punchy, aggressive prose replete with antitheses, exclamation marks, capitalized terminology and bold generalizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Historians now usually interpret the French Revolution in terms of actions and reactions, theses and antitheses.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2022
After all, Marriotts, student centers and airport lounges are designed to be antitheses of the intimidation often associated with classical music.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
Lancaster had been seen as the antitheses of predecessor Martin Johnson: one a big name but never before a coach, the other an outsider who had coached his way up from the grassroots.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2015
Sentence is bound to sentence with repeated words—“conceive,” “dedicate,” “consecrate”— and with the antitheses of “we” and “they,” “living” and “dead.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing antithesis
Power Prefix: Anti
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