Synonyms for antithesis
ænˈtɪθ ə sɪs; -ˌsizan·tithe·sis

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1. antithesis

   Synonyms:
   contrast, opposition, contradiction, antagonism

   Antonyms:
   identity, sameness, convertibility, coincidence, coalescence

Princeton's WordNet

1. antithesisnoun

   exact opposite

   "his theory is the antithesis of mine"

2. antithesisnoun

   the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance

Matched Categories

1. • Opposition
   • Rhetorical Device

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1. antithesisnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Rhet.) contrast, opposition

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1. Dennis Moss:

   Harriet Tubman was the antithesis of slavery, i thought that suggestion was a good suggestion.

2. Nicki Minaj:

   Some people are on the internet and seeking attention, and Geoffrey Owens ''s just the antithesis of that, so I felt like,' Oh my God, could you imagine ?'.

3. Associated Press/GoFundMe/Facebook -RRB- Ramirez:

   Presuming the guilt of a young man found innocent by a jury of of his peers is the antithesis of standing for a fair criminal justice system, that JMU allowed this to take place on their official social media accounts, to say nothing of the blatant misinformation, is egregious.

4. Eugene Tan:

   The PAP will now have to deal with much stronger pressures for populist policies, such as higher taxes for a larger swathe of income-earners and nationalistic manpower policy as well as more social spending, which are very often the antithesis of the ruling party's core policies for the past 50 years.

5. Tim Walz:

   It's the antithesis of how we live. It's the antithesis of civilian control.