What does antithetical mean?
Definitions 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"
Wiktionary
antitheticaladjective
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
ChatGPT
antithetical
Antithetical generally refers to something that is directly opposed or contrasted to something else. This term can be applied to ideas, statements, concepts, or objects that clearly contradict each other or are mutually incompatible. It is often used in the context of arguments or philosophical debates to describe two things that cannot both be true or cannot both exist together.
Webster Dictionary
Antitheticaladjective
pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted
Etymology: [Gr. .]
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of antithetical in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of antithetical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of antithetical in a Sentence
They are looking for someone who is antithetical to him. Someone they can trust, someone who is devoted to the state, and someone who seems clean and immune from scandal, they want a governor who will bring in new kinds of industry and new pockets of growth.
Some Muslims...[have] sat quietly by as the Islamic State uses brutal violence that is not antithetical to Islam and only objects on tactics.
We have governments we work with on a number of issues whose policies and values are antithetical to ours, to be just blunt about it. And yet who also have certain interests with us that we are involved in.
The attitude expressed by Dr. Patterson in that email is antithetical to the core values of our faith and to SWBTS.
Obviously, the alleged incident is absolutely antithetical to our fraternity's ideals and values. We will provide more comment upon the conclusion of the investigations.
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