"antithetic" meaning in English

See antithetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more antithetic [comparative], most antithetic [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin antitheticus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|antitheticus}} Latin antitheticus Head templates: {{en-adj}} antithetic (comparative more antithetic, superlative most antithetic)
  1. diametrically opposed
    Sense id: en-antithetic-en-adj-uu7yv1Aa
  2. antithetical
    Sense id: en-antithetic-en-adj-DLBBCBHW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antithetically

Noun

Forms: antithetics [plural]
Etymology: From Latin antitheticus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|antitheticus}} Latin antitheticus Head templates: {{en-noun}} antithetic (plural antithetics)
  1. (statistics) Short for antithetic variate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: antithetic variate Categories (topical): Statistics
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