Definition for Antithesis:

• The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.

Synonyms for Antithesis:

• n.

  •
  • pole,
  • balance.
  •
  • support.
  •
  • contrary,
  • counter,
  • contradictory.
  •antithesis (noun)
  • reversal,
  • converse.
  •contrast (noun)
  • oppositeness,
  • counterpoint.
  •contrast, opposition (noun)
  • opposure,
  • inversion.
  •converse (noun)
  • Contra,
  • other side,
  • Antipole,
  • Counterpole.
  •exact opposite (noun)
  • inverse.
  •figure of speech (noun)
  • alliteration,
  • synecdoche,
  • litotes,
  • metonymy,
  • malapropism,
  • apostrophe,
  • trope.
  •opposite (noun)
  • diametric,
  • negative,
  • antonym.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • contrariness,
  • the contrary,
  • Antipode,
  • antipodes,
  • Contraposition,
  • contradistinction,
  • contrapositive,
  • contrariety.
  •
  • contrast,
  • foil,
  • contradiction.
  •
  • reverse.
  •
  • extreme.

Paraphrases for Antithesis:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    contrast.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    opposite, negation, contradiction, contrary, contradistinction.

Antonyms for Antithesis:

• n.

  • contrast, opposition
    agreement.
  • exact opposite
    similarity, same.
  • Other antonyms:
    analogue, replica, copy, duplicate, counterpart, carbon copy, synonym.

Homophones for Antithesis:

• amniotic sac, amitosis, aneides, anodic, ammonitic, amniotic, anodize, amenities, amitotic, ant cow, antitoxic, antakya, antioch, anodise, antique, antakiya, anthus, antsy, anthozoa, amends, and so, antithetic, antigua, amentaceous, anthesis, andes, antic, ammodytes.

Hyponym for Antithesis:

• n.

  • communication
    rhetorical device.
  • linkdef
    opposition, oppositeness.