noun. Direct contrast; opposition.

noun. The direct or exact opposite.

noun. undefined

noun. A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in "Hee for God only, shee for God in him" (John Milton).

noun. The second and contrasting part of such a juxtaposition.

noun. The second stage of the Hegelian dialectic process, representing the opposite of the thesis.

noun. Opposition; contrast.

noun. That which is opposed or contrasted, as one of two opposite judgments or propositions: in this sense opposed to thesis (which see). Specifically

noun. In rhetoric, a figure consisting in bringing contrary ideas or terms into close opposition; a contrast or an opposition of words or sentiments: as, “When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves we leave them”; “The prodigal robs his heir, the miser robs himself”; “Excess of ceremony shows want of breeding.”

noun. An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, “The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.” “He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he now openly aimed at the Queen.”

noun. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.

noun. Opposition; contrast.

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

noun. A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form.

noun. exact opposite

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

"And, of course, the antithesis is the dreaded bumper-to-bumper traffic jam, where we feel so out of control."

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oppositeness  opposition  rhetorical device  

allegory  analogy  clarity  contradiction  dilemma  

antagonism  anteposition  antipathy  antipode  antipodes  

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