antithesis definition noun

noun [ C/U ] us / ænˈtɪθ·ə·sɪs / plural antitheses us / ænˈtɪθ·əˌsiz /. Add to word list Add to word list. the exact opposite, or opposition: [ C ] The relaxed company management is the antithesis of a formal bureaucracy. literature. In formal argument, the antithesis is the opposite of the thesis …

1. a. : the direct opposite. Her temperament is the very antithesis of mine. b (1) : the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as in …

/ænˈtɪθəsɪs/ [usually singular] (plural antitheses. /ænˈtɪθəsiːz/ ) (formal) the opposite of something. Love is the antithesis of selfishness. Students finishing their education at 16 is the …

The antithesis of something is its exact opposite. [formal] The little black dress is the antithesis of fussy dressing. [+ of] 2. countable noun. If there is an antithesis between two things, there is a …

noun [ C/U ] us / ænˈtɪθ·ə·sɪs / plural antitheses us / ænˈtɪθ·əˌsiz /. Add to word list. the exact opposite, or opposition: [ C ] The relaxed company management is the antithesis of a formal …

noun [ C ] formal uk / ænˈtɪθəsɪs / us plural antitheses / ænˈtɪθəsiːz /. Add to word list. Add to word list. the exact opposite: [ usually singular ] She is slim and shy - the antithesis of her …

Antithesis definition: opposition; contrast. See examples of ANTITHESIS used in a sentence.