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Antithesis

nounid 10446·updated May 18, 2026
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the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance

polysemous

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Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Antitheses
possessive
Antithesis's
pluralpossessive
Antitheses'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
§2
exact opposite
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
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