Definition of ANTITHETICAL

antithetical

Adjective Satellite

  • sharply contrasted in character or purpose
    • "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"

Adj

  • Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

Examples

  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin antitheticus + -al.

Synonyms

antithetic

Scrabble Score: 17

antithetical: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
antithetical: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
antithetical: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

antithetical: valid Words With Friends Word