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Antithesis Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix anti-

Antithesis has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

exact opposite

"his theory is the antithesis of mine"

2

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

3

A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.

See Also
opposite juxtaposed unreligion unholiday diametric antitheses proposition of
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
opposition rhetorical device
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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