John Mackey

At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place. From the very beginning, our business has existed to meet the needs and desires of multiple constituencies: customers, team members, vendors, shareholders, the community.

American Businessman

Lindsey Buckingham

What happens with artists, or people who start off doing things for the right reasons, is that you slowly start to paint yourself into a corner by doing what people outside of the creative world are asking you to do, and I think that's antithetical to being an artist.

American Musician

Ava DuVernay

Many hated 'Selma.' Just because my voice and the voice of the people I come from is antithetical to so much of what Hollywood produces. I don't think what I'm saying is in particular radical or anything; it's just different from what they want to sell.

American Director

Rick Santorum

I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country.

American Politician

Paul Tudor Jones

Much of my adult life has been spent fighting for equal opportunity, and the idea that I would support limiting opportunity for any segment of society, particularly women, is antithetical to who I am and what I have done.

Sophie

I'm always trying to encapsulate how we, as emotional beings, interact with the world and the machines and technology around us - being able to emote through those things. They're not antithetical or mutually exclusive.

Scottish Musician

John Bolton

There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.

American Statesman

John Thorn

Planning to play: that's what saving for retirement is today - and it is antithetical to the nature of play, fully within the definition of work, and blissfully ignorant of the reality of death.

American Historian

Zoe Kazan

I wasn't raised in a family that cared about how you look. The fact that I have made my living in acting, where that matters, that really feels antithetical to me as a person.

American Actress

Damien Chazelle

My motivation for being a good drummer was born out of fear, which, in a way, seems so antithetical to what art should be.

Use 'antithetical' to stress strong or extreme opposition between ideas, actions, or traits.

Total Opposition

'Antithetical' suggests more than just a slight difference; it emphasizes complete contrast.

Not Mild Contrast

'Antithetical' can be nuanced based on context, sometimes indicating a complementary rather than hostile relation.

Context Sensitive

Apply 'antithetical' in academic or logical discussions where ideas directly contradict each other.

Logical Clashes

'Antithetical' isn't simply another word for 'different' but signifies a deep-seated contradiction.

Not a Synonym

'Antithetical' is often used in literary contexts to describe a technique where contrasting ideas enhance the impact.

Rhetorical Styling

In literary works, 'antithetical' can indicate a balanced sentence structure with opposite meanings.

Balance in Contrast

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Antithetical

Total Opposition

Not Mild Contrast

Context Sensitive

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