antithesis

Example Sentences

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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

“That is the antithesis of how we invest. We are underweight AI and data-center stocks.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Small-town independent theaters are the antithesis of the movie-theater corporatization that has exacerbated our national loneliness.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Campaigning, for Madigan, is the antithesis to what she does.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

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