What is antithesis in simple words?

Antithesis is putting two opposite ideas into two matching halves of a sentence. “Start slow, finish fast” is a short example: each word in the first half faces its opposite in the second, and both halves have the same shape.

What is an example of antithesis?

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus says: “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” Less and more, Caesar and Rome are set against each other in two balanced clauses.

What is the difference between antithesis and juxtaposition?

Juxtaposition places any two contrasting things near each other, such as a food truck outside a luxury hotel. Antithesis is stricter: the ideas must be opposed, and the two halves must use the same grammar.

How do you pronounce antithesis, and what is the plural?

Say an-TITH-uh-sis, with the stress on the second syllable: /ænˈtɪθ.ə.sɪs/. The plural is antitheses, pronounced an-TITH-uh-seez. The adjective is antithetical, stressed on THET.

What does “the antithesis of” mean?

In everyday English, “the antithesis of” something is its exact opposite. For example: “Rush hour is the antithesis of a relaxing drive.” It takes “the” before it and “of” after it; add “very” or “complete” for emphasis.

How do I use antithesis in an essay?

Save it for a key moment, such as your thesis or final sentence. Name the two opposing ideas, give both halves the same grammar, and put the idea you want remembered second. One or two per essay is enough.

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unthought 9 letters · 16 points so unexpected as to have not been imagined
vermifuge 9 letters · 18 points a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

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shutterbug 10 letters · 16 points a photography enthusiast
sluggishly 10 letters · 18 points in a sluggish manner
snowplough 10 letters · 19 points a vehicle used to push snow from roads
soughingly 10 letters · 18 points with a soft sound

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untoughened 11 letters · 16 points physically untoughened

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thoroughwort 12 letters · 22 points perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
thoughtfully 12 letters · 25 points in a thoughtful manner
unthoughtful 12 letters · 22 points not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

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