antithesis

/an-TITH-uh-siss/noun

the direct opposite; a contrast of ideas

Her calm was the antithesis of his theatrics.
Synonyms
opposite, converse, reverse
Antonyms
same, equivalent
Memory hook
anti (against) + thesis (position): the counter-position.

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