antithesis

I’m the sarcastic title character in grunge wear and she’s the younger sister Quinn, her complete antithesis, in a pink crop top with plenty of eye rolls and sighs to spare for her older sister.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

“This here is the antithesis of the raids last year,” said Sandra De Anda, who wore a Stetson and a Tigres Mexican soccer club jersey and waved a South Korea flag.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

For every idea, Höttges insisted on considering the antithesis as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

While Chinese robots have produced some impressive displays, external, they have taken place in highly controlled or structured environments – the antithesis of real-world warfare.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

Figures of antithesis or parallelism may serve to frame or advance an argument; apoplanesis* to avoid one.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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