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
She felt compelled to create an in-person experience that was distinctly human — something true and personal — the antithesis of the digitally-saturated, fragmented and ephemeral world we live in, where truth is often opaque.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Soprano Hilary Cronin was a dazzling, lyrical Iole, her precisely calibrated da capo arias capturing the princess’s serene acceptance of her lot and her consoling, thoughtful presence—the antithesis of the disturbed Dejanira.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Her nightwear was the antithesis of Mami's: in fact, Carla looked almost dressed up in her prim cotton nightgown.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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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