antithetical
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These examples are Orwellian in nature and couldn’t be more antithetical to a society that values freedom of expression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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
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