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Meanings of antithesis in English

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Usage of antithesis in English
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That kind of counterintuitive logic is the antithesis of sound police work.
The President's Assassin
2
The explanation lies, I cannot doubt, in the principle of unconscious antithesis.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
3
Of course ice is nothing like heroin -it's almost its antithesis.
The Guardian
4
The two parts of an antithesis are generally separated in this way.
"Stops", Or How to Punctuate / A Practical Handbook for Writers ...
5
He is the very antithesis of the erraticisms and irregularities of genius.
Masters of the English Novel: A Study of Principles and Personal...
6
It is in antithesis with destroy, and means to perfect and complete.
Usury / A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View
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The College of Adepts, she learned, was the antithesis of the monastery.
Evelyn Innes
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Under this aspect du Bousquier was again the antithesis of the chevalier.
The Jealousies of a Country Town
9
I work in admin and I am the antithesis of a Bogan.
News.com.au
10
He added the killings were the antithesis of what his city represents.
Radio NZ
11
In its own inimitable way Perth is the antithesis of Hong Kong.
The Irish Times
12
In my view, that is the antithesis of what creativity should be.
A Life in Parts
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Sameness is the antithesis of the innovation they are supposed to produce.
Ebony
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Nonetheless, I was intrigued at the concept of an antithesis to memory.
The Irish Times
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He let his mind coil out at her, the antithesis of emotion.
The gunslinger
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Her antithesis would be Brigid, the goddess of healing, birth and learning.
Walking dead
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Antithesis across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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