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Synonyms for antithetical
ˌæn təˈθɛt ɪ kəlan·ti·thet·i·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
antithetic, antitheticaladjective
sharply contrasted in character or purpose
"practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
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antitheticAntonyms:
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
antitheticaladjective
Synonyms:
contrasted, placed in contrast
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In some ways dance and photography are antithetical. Because (dance) happens in 360 degrees of space, according to musical intervals, a choreographed dance has to be performed in sequence; it's not just isolated movements. But I'm extracting one split second, which nonetheless kind of represents a sequence or is like a split-second dance.
Some Muslims...[have] sat quietly by as the Islamic State uses brutal violence that is not antithetical to Islam and only objects on tactics.
You have to recognize that what President Obama represents is an ideology that is antithetical to the ideology of most people in the Republican Party. And I don't think it has anything to do with race, i mean, Hillary (Clinton) represents that kind of ideology also, and they'll say it's because she's a woman. I mean, any guy who represents that kind of ideology is going to evoke exactly the same types of criticism.
I ’m Amalia Deloney. I love Charlotte. Like most people, I want to feel like this is home and I belong. And in so many ways I do, which is why it was so shocking and disturbing when I saw the statues in front of Hot Taco because it’s completely antithetical to my entire experience in Charlotte.
It really is antithetical to most fair-minded people and jurists to allow this old defense to potentially let someone off scot-free.
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