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Dictionary Entry
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
In a Sentence
“His wrong-headed beliefs are antithetical to everything we stand for as a community.”
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “antithetical”
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