Antithetical
/ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
"His wrong-headed beliefs are antithetical to everything we stand for as a community."
Adjective
- 1 sharply contrasted in character or purpose wordnet
Example
More examples"The right of a state to exist is antithetical to the principle supposedly underlying liberal democracy, that people who are subject to a state's rule have the right to abolish it."
Etymology
From Latin antitheticus + -al.