Antithetic (Adjective)
Meaning
Sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her optimism was antithetical to the general atmosphere of despair in the office.
- The warm welcome was antithetic to the frosty reception he had been expecting.
- His rigid planning was antithetical to the carefree attitude he once had before the job change.
- Her creativity and conventionality are antithetic values that sometimes make decision-making a struggle for her.
- Freedom of choice and imposed routine are antithetic ideas in his latest sociological analysis.