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antithetical

[an-tuh-thet-i-kuhl] / ˌæn təˈθɛt ɪ kəl /


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But my use of antithetical framing had gone up even as I’d told myself I would stay away from it.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

These systems have tics—em-dashes sprinkled everywhere, flattery, frequent resort to antithetical contrast—repeated until they become wallpaper, but the problem is greater than that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Louisiana acknowledged that the treatment of Landor by prison guards was "antithetical to religious freedom" and amended its prison grooming policy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Still, fans of A24’s output are unnerved by the foray into AI, believing the deal is antithetical to the trendy studio’s creative-first marketing.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Many Kikongo words resemble English words backward and have antithetical meanings: Syebo is a horrible, destructive rain, that just exactly does not do what it says backward.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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