Antithetical Definition & Meaning
antithetical
- adjective
- sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
Words that rhyme with antithetical
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- What does antithetical mean?
- sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
- What part of speech is antithetical?
- Antithetical is an adjective.