as in opposite
something that is as different as possible from something else
true love for another is the antithesis of the desire to control that person's life
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The punishment of law firms by barring them from federal facilities and preventing contact with government employees because the lawyers did their jobs as advocates is the antithesis of the American model.
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Michael McAuliffe, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
James, Brigid said, was the antithesis of attention.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Bell Works is the antithesis of what Lumon set out to do.
—Celia Fernandez,raffi Paul, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Cap’s Place, an island restaurant, is the antithesis of a theme park experience.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Michael McAuliffe, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
James, Brigid said, was the antithesis of attention.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Bell Works is the antithesis of what Lumon set out to do.
—Celia Fernandez,raffi Paul, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Cap’s Place, an island restaurant, is the antithesis of a theme park experience.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Antithesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antithesis. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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