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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Antithesis-Appeaseby ColeStipe | 20 terms | July 11, 2009 |
| 2 | Week 3-antithesisby dfossum | 12 terms | August 3, 2009 |
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| antithesis definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | exact opposite | 108 sets | |
| 2 | the direct opposite | 103 sets | |
| 3 | opposite | 79 sets | |
| 4 | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 76 sets | |
| 5 | direct opposite | 58 sets | |
| 6 | contrast; direct opposite of or to; adj. antithetic or antithetical | 53 sets | |
| 7 | a direct opposite, a contrast | 50 sets | |
| 8 | an exact opposite; an opposite extreme | 44 sets | |
| 9 | the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | 42 sets | |
| 10 | an exact opposite | 36 sets | |
| 11 | the exact opposite | 31 sets | |
| 12 | the opposition or contrast of ideas | 29 sets | |
| 13 | the absolute opposite | 24 sets | |
| 14 | exact opposite or direct contrast | 23 sets | |
| 15 | direct contrast; opposition | 23 sets | |
| 16 | contrast | 22 sets | |
| 17 | (n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 20 sets | |
| 18 | contrast; direct opposite of or to | 20 sets | |
| 19 | a direct opposite | 18 sets | |
| 20 | an opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses | 17 sets | |
| 21 | parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas | 14 sets | |
| 22 | the opposite or highest possible contrast | 11 sets | |
| 23 | the direct opposite; a sharp contrast | 11 sets | |
| 24 | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 11 sets | |
| 25 | opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced of parallel construction | 10 sets | |
| 26 | opposition; contrast | 10 sets | |
| 27 | opposition | 10 sets | |
| 28 | the opposite | 10 sets | |
| 29 | (n.) the absolute opposite (your values, which hold war and violence in the highest esteem, are the ___ of my paciļ¬st beliefs. | 9 sets | |
| 30 | a contrast of ideas expressed in a grammatically balanced statement. | 9 sets | |
| 31 | opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction. | 9 sets | |
| 32 | contrary, antipode | 9 sets | |
| 33 | the presentation of two contrasting images. the ideas are balanced by phrase, clause, or paragraphs. "to be or not to be . . ." "it was the best of times; it was the worst of times . . ." "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country . . ." | 9 sets | |
| 34 | opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction | 8 sets | |
| 35 | (n) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 8 sets | |
| 36 | parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas. | 8 sets | |
| 37 | the direct or exact opposite | 8 sets | |
| 38 | n. contrast; direct opposite of or to | 8 sets | |
| 39 | direct opposite, contrast | 7 sets | |
| 40 | direct contrast/opposition | 7 sets | |