antithesis C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #52562 Meanings 1 noun The exact opposite of something. Their new theory is the antithesis of everything we once believed. 2 noun A contrast of two opposing ideas placed side by side for effect. "Many are called, but few are chosen" is a famous example of antithesis. Thesaurus Synonyms contraryconverseinverseobverseoppositereversewitherward ↔ Opposites epitome Word family Forms antitheses Derived forms antithesiseantithesizeantithetantitheticantitheticalantitheticalityantitheticallyantitheticalness Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis. *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European ἀντίθεσις Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # antithesis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 52562 ## Meanings 1. The exact opposite of something. 2. A contrast of two opposing ideas placed side by side for effect. ## Examples - Their new theory is the antithesis of everything we once believed. - "Many are called, but few are chosen" is a famous example of antithesis. ## Synonyms - contrary - converse - inverse - obverse - opposite - reverse - witherward ## Antonyms - epitome ## Derived Forms - antithesise - antithesize - antithet - antithetic - antithetical - antitheticality - antithetically - antitheticalness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *dʰeh₁- - Root: ἀντίθεσις ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis. ## AI Etymology Antithesis is borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European) and ἀντίθεσις (Ancient Greek). Current senses include the exact opposite of something and a contrast of two opposing ideas placed side by side for effect. The wider family includes derived forms such as antithesise, antithesize, antithet, antithetic, and antithetical. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown