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Showing words for ANTIPHRASIS using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

antiphrasis, artisanship

10 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

anatripsis

9 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

aphanisis, apiarists, arianists, aspirants, intarsias, parisians, partisans, saintship, tranships, transship

8 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

airships, antipass, antiship, apiarist, arianist, artisans, aspirant, aspirins, hairpins, haitians, harpists, intarsas, intarsia, parisian, parthian, partisan, pastinas, pianists, piarists, piranhas, pitarahs, sahaptin, saintish, shaitans, shariats, sinistra, spartans, spartina, spirants, spraints, spritish, starship, tranship, tsarship

7 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

airship, antiair, antiars, antship, aristas, arshins, artisan, ashanti, aspirin, astrain, hairpin, hairsts, haitian, haitsai, harissa, harpins, harpist, hatpins, inships, instars, intaria, intarsa, isatins, nasitis, paisans, panaris, pariahs, parians, parisia, parisis, partans, parthia, passant, pastina, patinas, pharian, pianist, piarist, pinatas, piranas, piranha, pissant, pitarah, pitaras, prastha, pristis, ptisans, raisins, raphias, rapinis, rapists, raspish, santirs, sartain, satraps, shairns, shaitan, shantis, shaptin, sharias, shariat, shastan, shastra, shastri, shintai, shirpit, sinapis, sinatra, sirship, snipish, spanish, spartan, sparths, spinars, spirant, spirits, spitish, sprains, spraint, spraith, sprints, strains, tahinas, tahinis, taipans, tarapin, tarnish, tarpans, tarsias, thapsia, trapans, trapish, traship, tripsis, trishna

6 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

airish, airths, anshar, antars, antiar, arhant, arhats, arista, arshin, asarin, ashpan, ashpit, asians, asitia, aspish, assart, assith, haiari, haints, hairst, hanaps, hansas, harass, harast, harpia, harpin, hartin, hassar, hatpin, inship, insist, instar, intrap, irtish, isaiah, isatin, isatis, ishtar, istana, nairas, paints, paisan, paisas, panhas, pansit, pantas, pariah, parian, parish, parnas, partan, partis, pashas, passir, pastas, pastis, pathan, patina, patins, patria, patrin, phasis, pinata, pintas, pirais, pirana, pirnit, pistia, pitara, pitris, praiss, pranas, prinia, prints, ptisan, raisin, raitas, raphia, raphis, rapini, rapist, rasant, raspis, ratans, ratina, rhapis, riatas, rishis, sahras, saints, saipan, saiths, sansar, santar, santii, santir, sapans, saprin, sarans, sarins, sasani, sastra, satins, satrap, shairn, shansa, shanti, sharia, sharns, sharps, shasta, shatan, shirts, shnaps, sirian, sirihs, sisith, sistra, sitars, snaith, snaths, snirts, spahis, spains, spaits, sparta, sparth, sparts, spatha, spinar, spinas, spiran, spirit, sprain, sprats, sprint, sprits, stains, stairs, staphs, starns, stipas, stiria, stirps, strain, straps, strips, tahina, tahini, taipan, tairas, tapirs, taraph, tarish, tarpan, tarsia, tasars, tassah, thanas, thiasi, thrain, thrips, tiaras, tirana, tishri, trains, transp, trapan, trisha

5 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

ahint, ahsan, ainas, airan, airns, airth, airts, aitis, ansar, antar, antas, antis, antra, apair, apart, apass, apast, aphis, apian, apiin, apish, apsis, arain, arati, arhat, arian, arias, arish, arist, arith, arnas, arsis, artha, asarh, ashir, asian, aspis, assai, astir, ataps, atars, athar, atria, atrip, haars, hains, haint, hairs, haiti, hanap, hansa, hants, haras, harns, harps, harst, harts, hasan, hasnt, hasps, hasta, hiant, hints, hirst, hisis, hists, hsian, iiasa, inapt, instr, intis, intra, irani, irian, irish, naias, naira, naish, napas, naras, naris, nasat, niais, niata, nipas, niris, pains, paint, pairs, pairt, paisa, pants, parah, paras, paris, parsi, parti, parts, pasan, pasha, pasis, passa, pasta, pasts, patas, paths, patia, patin, pians, pinas, pinta, pints, pirai, pirns, pitas, piths, praha, praia, prana, prats, print, priss, raash, raias, rains, raita, raits, ranas, rants, rasps, rasta, ratan, ratas, ratha, raths, riant, riata, rishi, risps, rissa, sains, saint, sairs, saist, saith, sanai, sanit, sansa, sansi, santa, sants, sapan, sapin, sapir, sapit, sarah, saran, sarin, sarip, saris, sarna, sarsa, sasan, sasin, satai, satan, satin, satis, shans, shant, shaps, sharn, sharp, shiai, shina, shins, ships, shipt, shirs, shirt, shisn, shist, shita, shits, shrap, shrip, shris, sinai, sinhs, sirih, siris, sitar, snaps, snars, snash, snast, snath, snips, snirt, snits, spahi, spain, spair, spait, spans, spars, spart, spath, spats, spina, spins, spira, spits, sprat, sprit, staia, stain, stair, staph, staps, starn, stars, stash, stipa, stirp, stirs, strap, stria, strip, tahar, tahas, tahin, tahrs, tains, taira, tairn, taish, tanas, tanha, tanhs, tania, tapas, tapia, tapir, tapis, taras, tarin, tarns, tarps, tarsi, tasar, thana, thans, thars, thins, thisn, thrap, thrip, tiara, tiars, tisar, train, trans, trapa, traps, trash, trass, trias, trina, trins, trips

4 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

aahs, aarp, ahas, aias, aina, ains, aint, airn, airs, airt, aith, aits, anas, anat, anis, ansa, ansi, anta, anti, ants, apar, apia, apii, apis, apts, aria, aris, arna, arni, arts, asap, asar, asia, asin, asps, assi, assn, asst, asta, astr, atap, atar, atip, atis, haar, hain, hair, hait, hani, hans, hant, haps, harn, harp, hart, hasn, hasp, hast, hats, hins, hint, hips, hipt, hisn, hiss, hist, hits, inia, init, insp, inst, inta, inti, intr, iran, iris, isis, isnt, isth, itai, itas, nais, napa, naps, nasa, nash, nasi, nast, natr, nats, nipa, nips, nisi, nist, nits, paar, paas, paha, pahi, pahs, pain, pair, pais, pana, pans, pant, para, pari, pars, part, pash, pasi, pass, past, pata, path, pats, phar, phat, phis, phit, pian, pias, pina, pins, pint, pirn, pirs, pisa, pish, piss, pist, pita, pith, pits, prat, prin, psha, psia, psis, psst, psts, ptah, rahs, raia, rain, rais, rait, rana, rant, raps, rapt, rasa, rash, rasp, rast, rata, rath, rats, rias, rins, ripa, rips, ript, risp, rist, rita, rits, sain, saip, sair, sais, sana, sans, sant, sapa, saps, sari, sars, sart, sasa, sash, sata, sati, shan, shap, shia, shin, ship, shir, shit, shpt, shri, sian, sina, sinh, sins, sips, siri, sirs, sish, sisi, sist, sita, sith, siti, sits, snap, snar, snip, snit, span, spar, spas, spat, spin, spit, sris, stap, star, stir, stra, taar, taha, tahr, tain, tais, tana, tanh, tans, tapa, taps, tara, tari, tarn, tarp, tars, tash, tass, thai, than, thar, thin, thir, this, tiar, tins, tips, trah, trap, trin, trip, trna, tshi, tsia

3 Letter Words for Antiphrasis

aah, aas, aha, ahi, ahs, aia, ain, air, ais, ait, ana, ans, ant, apa, aph, apr, apt, ara, arn, ars, art, ash, asp, ass, ast, atp, han, hap, has, hat, hia, hin, hip, hir, his, hit, hrs, hts, iaa, ihi, ihp, ihs, ins, int, iph, ipr, ips, ira, irs, ish, isn, ist, ita, its, naa, nah, nap, nar, nas, nat, nip, nis, nit, nth, pah, pan, par, pas, pat, phi, phr, pht, pia, pin, pir, pis, pit, prn, prs, psi, pst, pta, pts, rah, rai, ran, rap, ras, rat, rha, ria, rin, rip, rit, rna, rps, rpt, rti, saa, sah, sai, san, sap, sar, sat, sha, shi, shp, shr, sht, sin, sip, sir, sis, sit, spa, sps, spt, sri, ssh, ssp, sta, str, taa, tai, tan, tap, tar, tas, tha, tin, tip, tis, tph, tpi, tps, tra, tri, trp, trs, tsh, tsi, tsp, tss

Definitions for Antiphrasis

[1] the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning.
[2] rhetoric the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal one, esp for ironic effect

Words nearby Antiphrasis

antiphlogistic, antiphon, antiphonal, antiphonary, antiphony, antiphrasis, antiphus, antiplasmin, antiplastic, antipodal, antipode

Origin of Antiphrasis

1525–35; < Latin < Greek, derivative of antiphrázein to speak the opposite (anti- anti- + phrázein to speak); see phrase, sis

Other words from Antiphrasis

an·ti·phras·tic [an-ti-fras -tik] /ˌæn tɪˈfræs tɪk/ , an·ti·phras·ti·cal , adjective
an·ti·phras·ti·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Antiphrasis

C16: via Late Latin from Greek, from anti- + phrasis, from phrazein to speak