antithesis

Example Sentences

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Reeves lets his age show for the films: lank-haired, unshaven and absolutely exhausted, Wick is the opposite of a rippled superhero just as the actor playing him is the antithesis of the Rock.

From Washington Post

Gen. Merrick Garland’s insistence that “no one is above the law”: Trump’s conduct represented the very antithesis of his official responsibilities and does not merit immunity under any plausible standard.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s just the antithesis of that,” he said.

From Seattle Times

In many ways, Bailey’s approach is the antithesis of the entitled five-star prospect.

From Los Angeles Times

Their presence dramatizes the twin energies upon which all creation, in art and life, relies — the Apollonian and Dionysian, yin and yang, form and essence, thesis and antithesis.

From New York Times