# antithesis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/ · frequency rank #30,312

## Definitions
1. A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
2. A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form; a figure of speech arranged in this manner
3. The second stage of a dialectical process in which the thesis is negated.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis.

## Common misspellings (15)
`anitthesis`, `anntithesis`, `antihtesis`, `antitehsis`, `antitheiss`, `antithesiss`, `antithessi`, `antithessis`, `antithhesis`, `antithseis`, `antitthesis`, `anttihesis`, `anttithesis`, `atnithesis`, `natithesis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/antithesis