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antithetical

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl/

adj

Etymology: From Latin antitheticus + -al.

  1. 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.