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antithetic

an·tit·he·tic

uncommon

adjective

1.

sharply contrasted in character or purpose

  • “practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs”
  • “hope is antithetic to despair”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin antitheticus.

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