10 Letter Words for Antithesis
antithesis
9 Letter Words for Antithesis
titanises
8 Letter Words for Antithesis
anthesis, antistes, antsiest, atheists, hastiest, hesitant, instates, isatines, nastiest, saintish, sanities, sanitist, satinets, satinite, shanties, sheitans, shiniest, shinties, staithes, sthenias, stithies, teniasis, thatness, thiasine, thiasite, titaness
7 Letter Words for Antithesis
aitesis, ashiest, atheist, entasis, hastens, hessian, inhiate, instate, isatine, isatins, nasitis, nasties, saithes, satient, satinet, seitans, sestina, shantis, sheitan, shinies, shintai, shitten, sinaite, sistent, sistine, sithens, sitient, sittine, snathes, sneaths, staithe, staiths, stashie, statins, steatin, sthenia, stishie, tahinis, taishes, tanists, tansies, tanties, thaness, theists, thissen, tiniest, tisanes, titanis, titians
6 Letter Words for Antithesis
anesis, anises, ashets, ashine, assent, asseth, assith, astint, astite, athens, estats, ettins, haints, hanses, hasten, hastes, heasts, heists, hestia, histie, insets, insist, insite, isatin, isatis, issite, sainte, saints, saithe, saiths, sanest, sanies, sansei, santii, sasine, satine, satins, sattie, seitan, seniti, sestia, shanti, shiest, shiite, shines, sients, siesta, sieths, sisith, sisten, sithen, sithes, sitten, snaith, snaste, snathe, snaths, sneath, snithe, stains, staith, stanes, states, statin, steans, steins, stenia, stents, stints, stithe, tahini, tahiti, tainte, taints, tanist, tantie, tashes, tashie, tasset, tassie, tasten, tastes, taties, teaish, tenias, tensas, tenths, tessin, testas, testis, thanes, theins, theist, thesis, thetas, thetin, thetis, thiasi, thitsi, thsant, tienta, tineas, tinies, tintie, tisane, titans, tithes, titian, titien
5 Letter Words for Antithesis
ahent, ahint, aitis, anise, antes, antis, ashen, ashes, ashet, asset, easts, enhat, ensis, entia, entsi, eshin, etnas, ettin, haine, hains, haint, haiti, hanse, hants, hasnt, haste, hates, hatte, hatti, heast, heats, heist, hents, hests, hiant, hiate, hints, hisis, hists, hsian, hsien, insea, inset, intis, ishes, issei, naish, nates, nathe, neath, neats, neist, nests, niais, nisei, nisse, nitta, saine, sains, saint, saist, saith, sanes, sanit, sansi, sants, sasin, sates, satin, satis, seans, seats, senas, senit, sensa, senti, sents, sesti, setts, shans, shant, sheas, sheat, shent, shets, shiai, shies, shina, shine, shins, shisn, shist, shita, shits, siena, siens, sient, siest, sieth, sinai, sines, sinhs, sites, sithe, sitta, snash, snast, snath, snies, snite, snits, stain, stane, stash, state, stats, stean, stein, stens, stent, stets, sties, stine, stint, stite, stith, tahin, tains, taint, taise, taish, taits, tanhs, tanti, tasse, taste, tates, taths, tatie, tatin, teats, tenai, tenia, tenth, tents, testa, tests, teths, thane, thans, thatn, thats, theat, theia, thein, thens, theta, thine, thins, thisn, tiens, tinea, tines, tinta, tints, titan, tithe, titis, tsine
4 Letter Words for Antithesis
aine, ains, aint, aith, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, asse, assi, assn, asst, ates, atis, atte, attn, eans, east, eath, eats, ests, etas, etat, eths, etna, haen, haes, hain, hait, hani, hans, hant, hasn, hast, hate, hats, hatt, heat, heii, hens, hent, hest, hets, hies, hine, hins, hint, hisn, hiss, hist, hits, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, isis, isnt, isth, itai, itas, nais, nash, nasi, nast, nats, neat, nesh, ness, nest, neth, neti, nets, nies, nisi, nist, nits, sain, sais, sane, sans, sant, sash, sate, sati, seah, sean, seas, seat, seis, seit, sena, sens, sent, seta, seth, sets, sett, shan, shea, shes, shet, shia, shin, shit, sian, sien, sina, sine, sinh, sins, sise, sish, sisi, sist, sita, site, sith, siti, sits, snit, stat, sten, stet, stie, taen, tain, tais, tait, tane, tanh, tans, tash, tass, tate, tath, tats, tean, teas, teat, tens, tent, test, teth, tets, thae, thai, than, that, thea, then, thin, this, tien, ties, tine, tins, tint, tite, titi, tits, tshi, tsia
3 Letter Words for Antithesis
aes, ahi, ahs, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, ase, ash, ass, ast, ate, att, ean, eas, eat, ehs, ens, ess, est, eta, eth, hae, han, has, hat, hei, hen, hes, het, hia, hie, hin, his, hit, hts, ihi, ihs, ins, int, ise, ish, isn, ist, ita, its, nae, nah, nas, nat, nea, nei, net, nie, nis, nit, nth, sah, sai, san, sat, sea, sei, sen, set, sha, she, shi, sht, sie, sin, sis, sit, sse, ssh, sta, tai, tan, tas, tat, tea, ten, tes, tet, tha, the, tie, tin, tis, tit, tnt, tsh, tsi, tss, tst
Definitions for Antithesis
[1] opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong.
[2] the direct opposite (usually followed by of or to ): Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly.
[3] Rhetoric . the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in “Give me liberty or give me death.” the second sentence or part thus set in opposition, as “or give me death.”
[4] Philosophy . See under Hegelian dialectic.
[5] an interpretive method, originally used to relate specific entities or events to the absolute idea, in which some assertible proposition (thesis) is necessarily opposed by an equally assertible and apparently contradictory proposition (antithesis) , the mutual contradiction being reconciled on a higher level of truth by a third proposition (synthesis) .
[6] the exact opposite
[7] contrast or opposition
[8] rhetoric the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, phrases, or words so as to produce an effect of balance, such as my words fly up, my thoughts remain below
[9] philosophy the second stage in the Hegelian dialectic contradicting the thesis before resolution by the synthesis
[10] philosophy an interpretive method in which the contradiction between a proposition (thesis) and its antithesis is resolved at a higher level of truth (synthesis)
Words related to Antithesis
inverse, reverse, converse, contrary, antipode, contradictory, contrast, counter, contra, inversion, contradistinction, antagonism, contradiction, reversal, contrariety, antipole, contraposition
Words nearby Antithesis
antitank, antiterrorist, antitheft, antithenar, antithermic, antithesis, antithetical, antithrombin, antithrombotic, antitorque rotor, antitoxic
Origin of Antithesis
1520–30; < Latin < Greek: opposition, equivalent to anti(ti)thé(nai ) to oppose + -sis -sis. See anti-, thesis
Words that may be confused with Antithesis
antithesis, synthesis, thesis
Other words from Antithesis
self-an·tith·e·sis , noun
Word origin for Antithesis
C15: via Latin from Greek: a setting against, from anti- + tithenai to place
Synonyms for Antithesis
antipode, contra, contradictory, contrary, contrast, converse, counter, inverse, reverse, antipole, flip side, other side
