antithesis

• Our various governments today act in a way that can fairly be described as the antithesis of that aircraft carrier - much to our detriment. —  Front Page - The Washington Times
• The antithesis which is so often drawn between Christ's person and Christian doctrines is by no means sound, though the warning not to substitute the latter for the former is only too necessary at all times The subjective act which lays hold of Christ is faith, which in our text has its usual meaning of saving trust, and is entirely misconceived if it is taken, as it sometimes is, to mean the whole body of beliefs which make up the Christian creed. —  Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
• There is teárs for his lóve; jóy for his fórtune; hónour for his válour; and deàth for his ambìtion Cráfty men contémn studies; símple men admíre them; and wìse men ùse them If one part of the antithesis is a negation, it takes the rising inflection, whether it comes first or second. —  The Ontario High School Reader
• If one part of the antithesis is a negation, what is the Inflection? —  The Ontario High School Reader
• But this rendering entirely destroys the evident antithesis which is marked in the contrast between "put to death" and "quickened," and between "flesh" and "spirit." —  The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

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