antithetical
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After all, the concept is considered antithetical or anathema to the Iranian Revolution, which deposed the monarchy led by the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in 1979.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
For regular people, “having to pay an extra fee to handle the unrecyclable plastic packaging that is thrust upon us every day is antithetical to every concept of producer responsibility.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
“That’s antithetical to what everyone is asking for.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
“Options and futures now allow people to gamble on the price without actually being involved in the blockchain, which is antithetical to what BTC was intended for.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
Why was it so hard for designers to understand that being fashionable was not antithetical to being modest?
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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