antithesis
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- noun
- /ænˈtɪθɪsɪs/
- Literature
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antítesis
- But my point isn't about politics so much as about the way a ringing antithesis can sound.
- thesis and antithesis
- antithesis and synthesis
What are the lessons they've learned from, you know, maybe the the thesis and antithesis of Greatest Generation and Boomer generation?
- What are the lessons they've learned from, you know, maybe the the thesis and antithesis of Greatest Generation and Boomer generation?
- We can say theses and antitheses associated with them.
- We might see a similar antithesis going on as well.
- You know, for example, I've mentioned the thesis, antithesis, synthesis thing.
Examples
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Strangely, the antithesis often yields the truth, and the synthesis is not necessary.
Blog text (23) -
Christ's parables, like the tradition of oral storytelling from which they derive, are remarkable in their deployment of antithesis, and not merely at the level of character, but in their movement from one opposing state, place, or time to another.
Academic text (2018) -
Every part had three parts, thesis, antithesis and synthesis.
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It's the antithesis of sentimentality, which the author is more in favor of these days.
Blog text (20) -
"Integrity" is the antithesis of "Despair," and the strength that emerges from their interaction is "Wisdom."
Academic text (1993) -
In 1848, Gautier described the relation between the two main murals as one of antithesis.
Academic text (2004) -
The concept of freedom is the antithesis of oppression.
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His calm demeanor is the antithesis of her frantic energy.
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The light colors on the walls are the antithesis of the dark, heavy furniture.
Synonyms
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Something that contrasts with or balances another thing
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A difference shown by comparing one thing with another
To form a new if-then statement by switching the two parts and saying each is not true
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How Contrasting
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Morphology
Etymology
Antithesis comes from anti- 'against' and thesis 'placing', so it literally means 'placing one thing against another'. Writers use antithesis by putting two opposite ideas side by side to make the contrast clear.