What does antithetic mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. antithetic, antitheticaladjective

    sharply contrasted in character or purpose

    "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"

Wiktionary

  1. antitheticadjective

    diametrically opposed

  2. antitheticadjective

    antithetical

ChatGPT

  1. antithetic

    Antithetic generally refers to something that is directly opposed or contrasted to another. It can pertain to a notion, idea, concept, principle, or element that contradicts, contravenes or is diametrically different from another. The term is often used in literature to describe characters, themes or concepts that are opposite in nature. In the context of statistics, it describes a method designed to improve efficiency and accuracy of Monte Carlo simulations by reducing variance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Antitheticadjective

    alt. of Antithetical

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of antithetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of antithetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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