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      antithetic
      adjective
      sharply contrasted in character or purpose
      Roots
      antianti- · Greek · against, oppositetithenaithet- · Greek · to place, setikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to
      Words related to antithetic
      antitheticaladjantitheticallyadvantithesesantithesisnantithetantonymousadjdiametricaladjcontrastiveadjantipodalndiametricallyadvcontradictoryadjdiametricadjcontrastivelyadvsubcontrarietyadjcounteractiveadjcontradictiveadjantipatheticallyadvantipatheticadjantinomicadjantagonisticadjunalikeadjcontradictorinessncongruousadjcontrarietyndiametrallyadvcongruedissimilaradjantipodenoppositenessnsuperposableadj

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      Where does antithetic come from?

      The word antithetic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against, opposite”); thet, from Greek tithenai (“to place, set”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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