1) Contrariety 2) Opposite 3) Vigor
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1) Opposite 2) Oppositeness 3) Opposition 4) Why he left grad school
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- exact opposite
- the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
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Antithesis (Greek for `setting opposite`, from ἀντί `against` + θέσις `position`) is used when two opposites are introduced in the same sentence, for contrasting effect. == Description == A simple counting of the elements of dialectics (any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments) i...
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[Netherlands] The Antithesis (Antithese in Dutch) is a conflict between Christian-democratic, confessional parties, united in the Coalition and Liberal parties, united in the Concentratie between 1888 and 1918. The conflict concerned the equalization of payment for religious schools. To realize this a constitutional revision was necessary, ...
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contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangement of words or clauses
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contrasting or combining two terms, phrases, or clauses with opposed or antithetical meanings.
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• (n.) The second of two clauses forming an antithesis. • (n.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, `The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.` `He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen.` • (n.) Opposition; contrast.
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a figure of speech in which irreconcilable opposites or strongly contrasting ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition and sustained tension, as in the ... [1 related articles]
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(pluralantitheses)
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Contrasting or combining two terms, phrases, or clauses with opposed or antithetical meanings.
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An·tith'e·sis noun ;
plural Antitheses . [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to set against, to oppose; ... against + ... to set. See
Thesis .]
1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, 'The prodigal
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The balancing of contrasting ideas, principles, sentences, or words. Opposite ideas are used to emphasise more clearly one idea. Used effectively, antithesis is not only a contrast of ideas but also of grammatical structures.
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Figure of speech where contrasting words or ideas are placed in close proximity e.g. 'Hee for God only, shee for God in him' from Milton's Paradise Lost.
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Antithesis (opposition) is a figure of speech consisting in a contrast or opposition of words or sentiments; as, 'When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves we leave them'', 'The prodigal robs his heir, the miser robs himself'.
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opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.
*Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Barry Goldwater
*Brutus Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
*The vases of the classical period are but the reflect...
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antithesis 1. The complete or exact opposite of something; opposition; contrast: 'His behavior is the antithesis of right and wrong.' 2. A use of words or phrases that contrast with each other to create a balanced effect: 'Give me liberty or give me death.' 3. A proposition that is the opposite of another already proposed thesis. 4. Etymology: f...
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The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, or grammatical structures; the second stage of the dialectic process.
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Antithesis literally means “opposite” – it is usually the opposite of a statement, concept, or idea. In literary analysis, an antithesis is a pair of statements or images in which the one reverses the other. The pair is written with similar grammatical structures to show more contrast.
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a balanced statement of contrasts that juxtaposes opposites in words, phrases, clauses, images, or themes.
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noun the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
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(Gr. anti-against, tithenai- to set) In a general sense, the opposition or contrast of ideas or statements. In philosophy, a proposition opposed to a given thesis expressing a fact or a positive statement. With Kant, it is the negative member of the antinomies of reason. With Hegel, it is the second phase of the dialectical process, which denies t....
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Contrast or opposition between two things. In abstract ideas, an antithesis is a direct opposite, for example,
heaven is the antithesis of
hell. In a sentence, two contrasting ideas can be said to be balanced by antithesis, usually in the same sentence. For example: `People with young children often lo...
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opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong. · the direct opposite (usually fol. by of or to): Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly. · · the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in “Give me liberty or give me death.” ...
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exact opposite
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