Death is the antithesis of life.
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Antithesis
/ænˈtɪ.θə.sɪs/
Synonyms for "antithesis" (88 found)
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contradistinctioncontraindicationcontrapositioncontrarietycontrarycontrastconversecountercounterbalancecountercheckcounterpointcounterpoisecounterpolecounterpositioncountertermcross purposescross-purposesdisagreementdiscrepancyfigure of speech
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flip sidefoil
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contrary to
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hostilityinconsistencyinimicalnessinversemalapropismmetaphormirror imageobverseoffsetopposingoppositeopposite numberoppositenessoppositionopposureoppugnanceoppugnancyother sideperversitypolar opposition
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polaritypolarizationposing againstrepugnancereversesetoffshowdownsimilespeechthe contrarythe other sidevis-a-vis
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5 entriesantithesis in philosophyantithesis in rhetoricdialectical antithesisdirect antithesisrhetorical antithesis
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7 total sentences available.
Cosmos is the antithesis of chaos.
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A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.
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Hegelianism was the early inspiration of the youthful Marx, and it is natural that everyone should link up the new ideas with the old as a development, an amendment, an antithesis.
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