antithetically
- adverb
- /ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkli/
- Most people who are acting antithetically to the supposed goals are going to fail at making progress on those goals.
But you're, it's not like you were living your life antithetically to those principles prior to your illness.
- But you're, it's not like you were living your life antithetically to those principles prior to your illness.
Examples
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Both groups also state they are not multitaskers and miss information from university lectures when texting; antithetically, both groups believe they are able to concentrate on collaborative university assignments while simultaneously texting.
Academic text (2014) -
Tiefel (1967:255) continues to indicate that Ernst Sommerlath treats law and gospel antithetically in that he maintains that where the law speaks, the gospel must keep quiet, and where the gospel is pronounced, the law must shut up.
Academic text (2018) -
But you're, it's not like you were living your life antithetically to those principles prior to your illness.
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Equally, short pairings can work antithetically, as in lines 9 ("How few, how many") and 16 ("Some christen late for state, the wiser rather").
Fiction book (1996) -
More importantly, they are regularly featured in seal impressions in combination with antithetically arranged, recumbent horned animals (sometimes with the head reversed).
Academic text (1991) -
It cannot be determined from the extant fragments whether the animals were arranged antithetically on either side of a plant (as in Beaker A), or whether they all faced in the same direction.
Academic text (1991) -
Antithetically, Wilhelm Riehl's science of nationhood, or Volkskunde, asserted a lasting differentiation of national peoples.
Academic text (1992) -
I show how Marx begins mythically with an undifferentiated urhumanity, which differentiates antithetically into conflicting classes of individuals, leading to a catastrophic encounter resolved in and by revolution.
Blog text (33) -
She expressed her opinion antithetically, arguing against the popular belief that everyone should conform.
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The two brothers approached the situation antithetically, one advocating for tradition while the other pushed for change.
Synonyms
In a way that is the opposite of what was expected
It happens the other way or on the other side
In a way that shows anger and strong disagreement
In a way that is the opposite of what was said
In a way that shows a clear difference between two things
In a way that looks or sounds very different and unpleasant together
In a way that shows you do not agree
In a way that mixes two or more separate parts to make a woven effect
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
antithetically = antithetical (transparent) = antithetical + ly
Standard adjectival-to-adverbial derivation: 'antithetical' + -ly yields an adverb meaning 'in an opposing manner'.
Etymology
Antithetically comes from Greek parts anti- ('against') and thesis ('position' or 'idea'). So to act antithetically is to act 'against' or in direct contrast to something else.