How to Use antithesis in a Sentence

antithesis

noun

• This is the antithesis of the sleek fish plates of the coast.
  — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
• Sort of the antithesis of a lot of stuff on the channel.
  — Matt Giles, Longreads, 9 May 2017
• That’s the kind of patient, on-the-ground work that is the antithesis of the pop-up campaign.
  — Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2022
• The newcomer is the antithesis of the third, all-black hull in the series.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
• Lots of projects come about in a very linear way, but this was the antithesis.
  — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 8 Oct. 2018
• Trump, of course, proudly stands as the GOP antithesis of Bush 41.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN, 22 Mar. 2021
• The sluggish start is the antithesis of Donovan’s plans for the offense.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
• This drink is the absolute antithesis of the face crack!
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 July 2021
• This Houston team is the antithesis of the most recent Cougars team to make the Final Four.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2021
• To cut this program and force the state to limit further those deemed needy enough to make the cut is the antithesis of care.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 13 July 2017
• In fact, in both film and folklore, red is often the antithesis of white.
  — Rosalind Jana, refinery29.com, 22 Oct. 2020
• To most of us, the antithesis of healthy leafy greens is iceberg lettuce.
  — Richard Howells, Forbes, 5 May 2021
• The mug shot is the antithesis of a selfie, the subject deprived of control.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• Chris was so the antithesis of that voice in his quiet, reserved way.
  — Dave Navarro, Billboard, 24 May 2017
• The message was clear: A Patek Philippe is a timeless heirloom, the very antithesis of a trendy watch.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
• And it’s the antithesis of all that Saint-Tropez represents.
  — Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2020
• The rule is the antithesis of what Title IX was intended to do.
  — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2020
• With its stripped down, no-frills look, 4chan was the antithesis of a Twitter or Facebook.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2019
• Think of him rather as the antithesis of countryman Elon Musk.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2022
• Of course, stories can also serve as the antithesis of myth.
  — Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
• Cairo has earned high marks in his first week for being the antithesis of La Russaism.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
• Vince Neil, the crown prince of party-hearty rock, is the antithesis of Underoath.
  — Bill Brownlee, kansascity, 3 June 2018
• His uniform of white button-down shirt, khakis and red fleece vest is the antithesis of the boxy Trump power suit.
  — Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2021
• It’s the antithesis of Spotify and the rest of the music business oligarchy.
  — Sadie Dupuis, SPIN, 7 Feb. 2022
• Opened in 2018, the V&A is the antithesis of Discovery — no vertical lines in view, and clad in what looks like a grate from a pier.
  — David Brown, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022
• And the bar’s latest book is the antithesis of the sloppy green boozing that dominates this time of year.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
• From one striker to another, Chris Wood has been the antithesis of what Barnes has been at the start of this season.
  — SI.com, 8 Sep. 2019
• But to me, an escooter ban feels like the antithesis of that mission.
  — WIRED, 31 Mar. 2023
• But the Yankees, the perpetual economic antithesis of the A’s, were not here to mourn.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
• Decades on, Monet still spoke of Boudin as a creative father, the antithesis of his biological one.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024