antithesis
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Some noncoastal ad firms as a result are more aggressively pitching themselves as the friendly antithesis to faceless, famous agencies, now embracing rather than apologizing for their lack of metropolitan elitism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
The show is the complete antithesis to what is happening in the rest of the streaming world, where Hollywood's biggest actors are regularly cast in high-budget productions designed for the small screen.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
The Hollywood Heritage Museum, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in December, is, in many ways, the antithesis of the 4-year-old Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Solarpunk is more than just the antithesis of cyberpunk, “Blade Runner” and a devastated environment smothered by technofascism.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
“These terrorists are the antithesis of Islam. They’re not Muslim. Violence has no place in religion, and the terrorists are responsible for their own crimes, not the religion and not us.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing antithesis
Power Prefix: Anti
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