antithesis

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona o cosa que es la directa opuesta de otra, o un recurso retórico que contrapone ideas opuestas en una misma expresión.

A noun referring to a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else, or a rhetorical device contrasting opposing ideas.

plural irregular

1. C1formal

   A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

   Antítesis (opuesto directo)

   • His calm demeanor was the antithesis of her anxious nature.
   • The new policy is the antithesis of everything we stand for.
   • Love is often considered the antithesis of hate.

   Sinónimoscontradictioncontrarycontrastconverseinverseobverseoppositereverse

   Antónimoscounterpartequivalentlikenesssame

2. Rhetorical deviceC2formal

   A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words.

   Antítesis retórica

   • The speech used antithesis effectively: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'
   • She employed antithesis to highlight the contrast between wealth and poverty.
   • The writer's use of antithesis made the argument more compelling.

   Sinónimoscontrastjuxtapositionopposition