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anti-thetical

an·ti-thet·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee thet-ik, thee-tik]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈθɛt ɪk, ˈθi tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee thet-ik, thee-tik]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈθɛt ɪk, ˈθi tɪk/

Definitions of anti-thetical word

  • adjective anti-thetical of the nature of or involving antithesis. 1
  • adjective anti-thetical directly opposed or contrasted; opposite. 1
See all 2 definitions of anti-thetical

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Origin of anti-thetical

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; antithetic (< Greek antithetikós, equivalent to anti(ti)thé(nai) to set in opposition + -tikos -tic) + -al1

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Parts of speech for Anti-thetical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Anti-thetical

anti-thetical popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for anti-thetical

adj anti-thetical

  • contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
  • contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
  • converse — If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
  • counter — In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
  • inverse — reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
All 147 Synonyms of anti-thetical

Antonyms for anti-thetical

adj anti-thetical

  • harmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
  • consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
  • similar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
  • agreeing — to have the same views, emotions, etc.; harmonize in opinion or feeling (often followed by with): I don't agree with you.
  • same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
All 42 Antonyms of anti-thetical

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