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The answer ANTITHESES has 5 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of antitheses in various dictionaries:
noun - exact opposite
noun - the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
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Oct 16 2004 The Times - Cryptic |
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Plural form of antithesis. |
(in Hegelian philosophy) the negation of the thesis as the second stage in the process of dialectical reasoning. |
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. |
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. |
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Antithesis (Greek for "setting opposite", from "against" and "placing") is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.Antithesis can be defined as "a figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, words, clauses, or sentences within a balanced grammatical structure. Parallelism of expression serves to emphasize opposition of ideas".An antithesis must always contain two ideas within one statement. The ideas may not be structurally opposite, but they serve to be functionally opposite when comparing two ideas for emphasis.According to Aristotle, the use of an antithesis makes the audience better understand the point the speaker is trying to make. Further explained, the comparison of two situations or ideas makes choosing the correct one simpler. Aristotle states that antithesis in rhetoric is similar to syllogism due to the pres |