Associations to the word «Antithesis»

Wiktionary

ANTITHESIS, noun. A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
ANTITHESIS, noun. (rhetoric) A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form.

Dictionary definition

ANTITHESIS, noun. Exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine".
ANTITHESIS, noun. The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.