How to Use antithesis in a Sentence
antithesis
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This is the antithesis of the sleek fish plates of the coast.
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Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2024
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Lots of projects come about in a very linear way, but this was the antithesis.
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Adam Rathe,
Town & Country,
8 Oct. 2018
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The brand’s garments are, in a sense, the antithesis of trend.
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Maria Williams,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Geda felt like the antithesis of those recipes.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Chris was so the antithesis of that voice in his quiet, reserved way.
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Dave Navarro,
Billboard,
24 May 2017
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In fact, in both film and folklore, red is often the antithesis of white.
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Rosalind Jana,
refinery29.com,
22 Oct. 2020
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To most of us, the antithesis of healthy leafy greens is iceberg lettuce.
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Richard Howells,
Forbes,
5 May 2021
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For Aquinas, hate is not the antithesis of love, or even opposed to it.
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Tucker J. Gregor,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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That kind of discourse is the antithesis of star studies.
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Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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But Joanna’s brain is the antithesis of mine.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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That’s the kind of patient, on-the-ground work that is the antithesis of the pop-up campaign.
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Michael Sokolove,
The New Republic,
14 Feb. 2022
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Because the back half of the game was the antithesis of loyalty and deep bonds.
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Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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The slouchy look is also the antithesis of the skinny jeans that have been unearthed as of late.
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Kelsey Stewart,
refinery29.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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The newcomer is the antithesis of the third, all-black hull in the series.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 Nov. 2023
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Hybrid drinking is the antithesis of the frat-party keg stand or boozy brunch binge.
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Joe Chura,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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All of those lazy flyouts to left field were the antithesis of what Stott is supposed to be.
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Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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To just get somewhere loud, sexy, and fun, which is the antithesis of Derry.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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To cut this program and force the state to limit further those deemed needy enough to make the cut is the antithesis of care.
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Alaska Dispatch News,
13 July 2017
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The video of Hodges crying out plaintively is the antithesis of how a cop wants to be seen.
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Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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The mug shot is the antithesis of a selfie, the subject deprived of control.
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Karen Heller,
Washington Post,
25 Aug. 2023
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That seems like the antithesis of an evacuation plan.
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Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Cairo has earned high marks in his first week for being the antithesis of La Russaism.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2022
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Think of him rather as the antithesis of countryman Elon Musk.
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Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2022
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Does Sarah Squirm feels like the antithesis of that style of comedy?
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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The sluggish start is the antithesis of Donovan’s plans for the offense.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Oct. 2022
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That sentiment is the antithesis of Kennedy’s vision of the arts.
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Christine Ledbetter,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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Thiesse is his antithesis – quiet, controlled and polite.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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With its stripped down, no-frills look, 4chan was the antithesis of a Twitter or Facebook.
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Timothy McLaughlin,
WIRED,
6 Aug. 2019
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Vince Neil, the crown prince of party-hearty rock, is the antithesis of Underoath.
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Bill Brownlee,
kansascity,
3 June 2018
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This idea that children are weak is, of course, the antithesis to what Stranger Things is really about.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
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