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antithesis

noun
an·tith·e·sis an-ˈti-thə-səs
plural antitheses an-ˈti-thə-ˌsēz
1a the direct opposite
1b(1) the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as in "action, not words" or 1b(2) opposition, contrast
1c the second of two opposing words, clauses, or sentences that are being rhetorically contrasted
2 philosophy : the second stage of a dialectical process

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Is an antonym the antithesis of the word against which it stands opposed?

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