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Word entry · 12 letters

antithetical

Best crossword clue

"Directly opposed"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aacehiilntttStarts with AEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2N3T4I5T6H7E8T9I10C11A12L

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Definitions

  1. sharply contrasted in character or purpose

Word origin

From Latin antitheticus + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • His wrong-headed beliefs are antithetical to everything we stand for as a community.
  • This is precisely why insistence on relative truth is antithetical to critical thinking.
  • Yet as Mr. Altman raised OpenAI’s profile, some board members worried that ChatGPT’s success was antithetical to creating safe A.I., two people familiar with their thinking said.

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