antithetical

English

Etymology

From antithetic +‎ -al.

Adjective

antithetical (comparative more antithetical, superlative most antithetical)

Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
His wrong-headed beliefs are antithetical to everything we stand for as a community.

This is precisely why insistence on relative truth is antithetical to critical thinking.

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to or being an antithesis

Catalan: antitètic
Dutch: contradictorisch, in tegenspraak met
French: antithétique (fr)
German: antithetisch
Italian: antitetico

Portuguese: antitético (pt)
Romanian: antitetic (ro)
Spanish: antitético (es)
Swedish: antitetisk

Anagrams

antiathletic

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