antitheses

Definitions

The direct or exact opposite of something.

A rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.

Examples

The two political candidates presented complete antitheses of each other regarding their economic policies.

The novel explores the sharp antitheses between the chaotic city life and the serene tranquility of the countryside.

Synonyms

contraries opposites contrasts contradictions polar opposites inverse counterparts

Antonyms

equivalents parallels synonyms analogs matches correlatives homologues