On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Antithetical. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as antithetic or different and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Antithetical in a sentence
Antithetical meaning
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
Synonyms of Antithetical
Using Antithetical
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
- Useful related words include: antithetic, different.
- In the example corpus, antithetical often appears in combinations such as: antithetical to, is antithetical, was antithetical.
Context around Antithetical
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Antithetical
- In this selection, "antithetical" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seems, deeply and situation stand out and add context to how "antithetical" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include which is antithetical to the and a situation antithetical to her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "antithetical" sits close to words such as aapl, absolved and adaption, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with antithetical
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They see what he does and says not as antithetical but complementary. (12 words)
Yet her natural intellectual bent is quite different, antithetical even, from what we might call classic Westminster. (17 words)
We’ll do some well-reported stories, but we can’t with these partnerships … that’s antithetical to journalism. (19 words)
With her crocheted dress and Commando slip, she wore an unnamed brand’s “beautiful” fishnets that were uncomfortable enough to distract her through the entire event — a situation antithetical to her sartorial beliefs and her company’s raison d’etre. (40 words)
Unfortunately, as we have seen in cities likewhere leaders chose to bypass the public health model, giving law enforcement that type of discretion can be deeply antithetical to both the best practices and the intention of prevention funding. (38 words)
While a longer run time seems antithetical to the industry’s business model given that means cinemas can fit in fewer sessions over the day, there’s still this impulse by certain filmmakers towards indulgent edits. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, Kraven’s militia of hunters clearly has an abundance of specialized, yellow-hued weapons as well as rotorcrafts and drones, which seems antithetical to that whole premise.
In the North, the feudal lords who are the custodian its values rejected Awo’s offer because it was antithetical to feudalism.
Unfortunately, as we have seen in cities likewhere leaders chose to bypass the public health model, giving law enforcement that type of discretion can be deeply antithetical to both the best practices and the intention of prevention funding.
We’ll do some well-reported stories, but we can’t with these partnerships … that’s antithetical to journalism.
When statutes can sensibly be read harmoniously, they are not supposed to be construed as if they were antithetical.
While a longer run time seems antithetical to the industry’s business model given that means cinemas can fit in fewer sessions over the day, there’s still this impulse by certain filmmakers towards indulgent edits.
Do not tolerate belief systems that are antithetical to the fundamental principles on which the United States was founded.
Furthermore, his recent indication of “client first then country” is a stark reminder of his self-serving agenda, which is antithetical to the principles of public service.
They see what he does and says not as antithetical but complementary.
An entirely fictional story about silent star Louise Brooks’ first trip to New York that works despite its silly politically correct ending that would have been antithetical to the ‘40s Midwest.
Gerrymandering is antithetical to democracy; politicians should have to compete for popular support under neutral, fair rules of engagement — rather than being able to manipulate the playing field to entrench themselves and their allies in power.
Gifting stock can be a smart way to give to charity—and to offload any stock that feels problematic or antithetical to your values.
He says his staff will need to become enforcers of social distancing – policing people’s behavior – which is antithetical to the way he operates.
In this context, the devaluation of gestative work and the diminishing of the maternal-foetal relationship can be viewed only as antithetical to the feminist cause.
It was the view of the supreme court that the decision of the President to suspend the payment of the fund by executive fiat was antithetical to the tenets of democracy and rule of law.
Third, they believed that electing Muslims to Congress — most recently the 2018 elections of Muslim women, including Omar and Democratic Sen. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — was antithetical to American values.
Under such a regime, immunities (absolute or qualified) would be antithetical to the pursuit of perfect synergy between violations and remedies.
With her crocheted dress and Commando slip, she wore an unnamed brand’s “beautiful” fishnets that were uncomfortable enough to distract her through the entire event — a situation antithetical to her sartorial beliefs and her company’s raison d’etre.
Yet her natural intellectual bent is quite different, antithetical even, from what we might call classic Westminster.
As a result they are also antithetical to federal law just like sanctuary cities are to federal immigration law.
Common combinations with antithetical
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- antithetical to 40×
- is antithetical 9×
- was antithetical 8×
- are antithetical 5×
- seems antithetical 3×
- that antithetical 2×
- as antithetical 2×
- the antithetical 2×