antithesis
/an-TITH-uh-siss/nounthe 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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