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Summary

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antithesis:
- pendant; antithèse; contraire; opposé; inverse
Wiktionary:
- antithesis → antithèse
- antithesis → opposition, contraste, contraire, antithèse

English

Detailed Translations for antithesis from English to French

antithesis:

antithesis [the ~] noun

the antithesis
le pendant; l'antithèse
- pendant [le ~] noun
- antithèse [la ~] noun
the antithesis (opposite; contrary)
le contraire; l'opposé; l'inverse
- contraire [le ~] noun
- opposé [le ~] noun
- inverse [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for antithesis:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
antithèse	antithesis	antipole; contradistinction; contrast; discrepancy; opposite
contraire	antithesis; contrary; opposite	antipole; contrary; opposite; reverse
inverse	antithesis; contrary; opposite	antipole; contrary; opposite; reverse
opposé	antithesis; contrary; opposite	antipole; contrary; opposite; reverse
pendant	antithesis	counterpart; opposite number; pendant; pendent
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
contraire		antipodal; conflicting; contradictory; contrary; contrary to; incompatible; opposing; opposite; otherwise
inverse		antipodal; back; backwards; conflicting; contradictory; contrary; incompatible; opposing; opposite; otherwise; return; reverse
opposé		antipodal; conflicting; contradictory; contrary; incompatible; opposing; opposite; otherwise
pendant		as; at which time; during; in expectation of; in the course of; under; while

Related Words for "antithesis":

antitheses

Synonyms for "antithesis":

opposition; oppositeness
rhetorical device

Related Definitions for "antithesis":

the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance¹
exact opposite¹
- his theory is the antithesis of mine¹

Wiktionary Translations for antithesis:

antithesis

noun

proposition that is opposite to other proposition
- antithesis → antithèse

antithesis

noun

rhéto|fr figure par laquelle on opposer, dans un discours, des choses contraires les unes aux autres.
- antithèse → antithesis

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• antithesis	→ opposition; contraste	↔ tegenstelling — het tegenovergestelde
• antithesis	→ opposition; contraste	↔ contrast — opvallende tegenstelling
• antithesis	→ opposition; contraste	↔ antithese — het tegenovergestelde
• antithesis	→ contraire	↔ Gegensatz — Philosophie, Dialektik, Dialogik:
• antithesis	→ antithèse	↔ Antithese — Gegenbehauptung; einer These entgegenstellen These

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University