C1 verb رسمي

antithesis

/ænˈtɪθəsɪs/

The antithesis is a person or thing that is the direct or polar opposite of someone or something else. It also refers to a rhetorical device where two contrasting ideas are placed together in a balanced grammatical structure to achieve a contrasting effect.

أمثلة

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1

His cluttered, chaotic desk is the antithesis of his otherwise organized lifestyle.

His cluttered, chaotic desk is the antithesis of his otherwise organized lifestyle.

2

The new legislation is seen by many as the direct antithesis of the government's promised reforms.

The new legislation is seen by many as the direct antithesis of the government's promised reforms.

3

Staying home all weekend is the absolute antithesis of what I call a fun time.

Staying home all weekend is the absolute antithesis of what I call a fun time.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
antithesis
ظرف
antithetically
صفة
antithetical
مرتبط
antitheses
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نصيحة للحفظ

Break it down: 'Anti' (against) + 'Thesis' (the main point). It is the idea that stands 'against' the original 'thesis'.

اختبار سريع

The violent imagery in the film was the ______ of the peaceful message the director claimed to promote.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: antithesis

أمثلة

1

His cluttered, chaotic desk is the antithesis of his otherwise organized lifestyle.

everyday

His cluttered, chaotic desk is the antithesis of his otherwise organized lifestyle.

2

The new legislation is seen by many as the direct antithesis of the government's promised reforms.

formal

The new legislation is seen by many as the direct antithesis of the government's promised reforms.

3

Staying home all weekend is the absolute antithesis of what I call a fun time.

informal

Staying home all weekend is the absolute antithesis of what I call a fun time.

4

In his poetry, Blake often presents the innocence of childhood as the antithesis to the experience of adulthood.

academic

In his poetry, Blake often presents the innocence of childhood as the antithesis to the experience of adulthood.

5

Such aggressive marketing tactics are the antithesis of our corporate culture, which prizes subtlety and trust.

business

Such aggressive marketing tactics are the antithesis of our corporate culture, which prizes subtlety and trust.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
antithesis
ظرف
antithetically
صفة
antithetical
مرتبط
antitheses

تلازمات شائعة

the very antithesis of the very antithesis of
direct antithesis direct antithesis
complete antithesis complete antithesis
exact antithesis exact antithesis
stand in antithesis to stand in antithesis to

العبارات الشائعة

the very antithesis of

the very antithesis of

diametrical antithesis

diametrical antithesis

thesis and antithesis

thesis and antithesis

يُخلط عادةً مع

antithesis vs antonym

An antonym is specifically a word with an opposite meaning, while antithesis refers to a person, idea, or thing that is the total opposite of another.

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ملاحظات الاستخدام

Antithesis is almost always used with the definite article 'the' and followed by the preposition 'of'. It is a high-level word used to emphasize a stark, fundamental difference.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners often try to use it as a verb (e.g., 'it antithesizes'), but it is strictly a noun. They also sometimes confuse it with 'antidote', which is a cure for a poison.

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نصيحة للحفظ

Break it down: 'Anti' (against) + 'Thesis' (the main point). It is the idea that stands 'against' the original 'thesis'.

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أصل الكلمة

From the Late Latin and Greek 'antitithenai', meaning 'to set against' or 'place in opposition'.

أنماط نحوية

Irregular plural: antitheses (/ænˈtɪθəsiːz/) Usually takes the pattern: the antithesis of [something] Commonly used as a singular count noun
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السياق الثقافي

In Western philosophy, particularly Hegelian dialectic, the 'antithesis' is the second stage of the process (thesis, antithesis, synthesis) used to resolve intellectual conflicts.

اختبار سريع

The violent imagery in the film was the ______ of the peaceful message the director claimed to promote.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: antithesis

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