antithet

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noun

An antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis

OriginLatin antithetum ← Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον →
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Meanings

nounantithet (plural antithets)

plural antithets

  1. archaicrhetoricAn antithetical or contrasted statement; a statement containing antithesis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀντίθετον
  2. Latinantithetum
  3. Englishantithet

From Latin antithetum, antitheton, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον (antítheton), substantivization of the neuter form of ἀντίθετος (antíthetos, “opposing, contrasting”).

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APA

antithet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antithet

MLA

“antithet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antithet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antithet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antithet.

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