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Antithesis in a sentence

Antithesis meaning

  1. A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
  2. A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form; a figure of speech arranged in this manner
  3. The second stage of a dialectical process in which the thesis is negated.

Synonyms of Antithesis

opposition oppositeness rhetorical device

Related words

Other words often associated with Antithesis or its synonyms:

relation action foe body confrontation adversary opponent enemy contestant device foeman resistance

Using Antithesis

  • The main meaning on this page is: A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition. | A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form; a figure of speech arranged in this manner | The second stage of a dialectical process in which the thesis is negated.
  • Useful related words include: opposition, oppositeness, rhetorical device.
  • In the example corpus, antithesis often appears in combinations such as: antithesis of, the antithesis, antithesis to.

Context around Antithesis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

thesis 1× diametric 1× sound 1× souled 1× smiley 1× dark 1×

Often after:

synthesis 1× villains 1× punishing 1×

Sentence patterns with Antithesis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the antithesis of captain 1× be the antithesis to fast 1× became its antithesis and the 1× being the antithesis of this 1× completelyembody the antithesis of every 1× dead souled antithesis to john 1× focus the antithesis of luhrmann 1× formula thesis antithesis synthesis does 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but bespectacled understated 1× during s release 1× for anybody who 1× for the latter 1× he s basically 1× however though the 1×

Common sentence endings:

absent control freak 1× and intelligent society 1× and rot away 1× antithesis of this 1× decency and hope 1× james t kirk 1×

Words around Antithesis

Just before it in the word index:

antiterrorism 8 antitank 23 antisymmetry 4 antisymmetric 24 antisubmarine 16 antistrophe 3

Just after it in the word index:

antithetic 5 antithetical 52 antithyroid 4 antitone 4 antitoxin 17 antitrust 390

Similar in corpus frequency:

adopters 118 airfields 118 allowable 118 ambiance 118 antisocial 118 antlers 118

Corpus analysis for Antithesis

  • In this selection, "antithesis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, thesis, diametric, sound, synthesis, villains and punishing stand out and add context to how "antithesis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the antithesis of captain and be the antithesis to fast. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "antithesis" sits close to words such as adopters, airfields and allowable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with antithesis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He’s basically personified the antithesis of King Midas. (9 words)

We want to be the antithesis to fast fashion. (9 words)

This is the antithesis of a civilized and intelligent society. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

You could call this the anti-, both in its narrow, subjective focus — the antithesis of Luhrmann’s Wikipedia revue — and its refusal to indulge a mythic perspective on Elvis himself, who’s portrayed as an emotionally absent control freak. (39 words)

During 's release, audiences (and a lot of critics) were in the mood for the friendly breed of aliens that helped popularize, and Carpenter's gruesome, aggressive monster movie was attacked for being the antithesis of this. (37 words)

Taylor is the antithesis of the consciousness-expanding trippy hippies immortalised in Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. He is in his late 40s, owns a small business and has never taken recreational drugs. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

The formula, thesis-antithesis-synthesis, does not explain why the thesis requires an antithesis.

After all, there is virtually no doubt that any future Palestinian state will be the embodiment of values that are the diametric antithesis of those to which Left-leaning, progressive liberals profess to subscribe.

During 's release, audiences (and a lot of critics) were in the mood for the friendly breed of aliens that helped popularize, and Carpenter's gruesome, aggressive monster movie was attacked for being the antithesis of this.

Even still, to finally break the trend of Sony Picture's antithesis villains.

For the latter part of your trip, Comporta offers the antithesis to hectic Lisbon.

He’s basically personified the antithesis of King Midas.

However, though the motivation of the blow is shallow, solipsistic and self-aggrandising, their impact on others is arguably less harmful that the damage done by their seemingly-sound antithesis: The pathological downplayer.

I take no satisfaction as a Democrat in seeing the Republican Party act as if it were the antithesis of its purported values, and rot away.

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It was the grimy, dead-souled antithesis to John Hughes' peppy tales of suburban woe.

Jean-Luc Picard is captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, and conceived in many ways as the antithesis of Captain James T. Kirk.

Taylor is the antithesis of the consciousness-expanding trippy hippies immortalised in Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. He is in his late 40s, owns a small business and has never taken recreational drugs.

This is the antithesis of a civilized and intelligent society.

We want to be the antithesis to fast fashion.

You could call this the anti-, both in its narrow, subjective focus — the antithesis of Luhrmann’s Wikipedia revue — and its refusal to indulge a mythic perspective on Elvis himself, who’s portrayed as an emotionally absent control freak.

But bespectacled, understated Smiley ““ antithesis of that other famous fictional spy, James Bond – offers decency and hope.

For anybody who played feels like the antithesis of the hardcore military operator cosplay that the big boy game tries to portray.

If NWO was the thesis IWO became its antithesis and the synthesis is yet to be born.

If you study the Quran or Hadiths, the goals of these terrorists become clear, and it is the antithesis of choosing life.

It became clear to me that if I wanted to be treated with a shred of empathy by anyone around me, I would have to completelyembody the antithesis of every negative stereotype people maintained about cancer.

Krampuses are punishers of the wicked – especially wicked children – and are led by the proto-Santa himself, St Nicholas – his dark antithesis, punishing the bad rather than rewarding the good.

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Common combinations with antithesis

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "antithesis" in a sentence?
An example: "The formula, thesis-antithesis-synthesis, does not explain why the thesis requires an antithesis." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "antithesis" from authentic English texts.
What does "antithesis" mean?
Antithesis means: A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
What are synonyms of "antithesis"?
Common synonyms of "antithesis" include: opposition, oppositeness, rhetorical device.
How many example sentences with "antithesis" are there?
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