antitheses
Polar opposite concepts
Antitheses is the plural of antithesis—direct opposites or stark contrasts.
In rhetoric, antitheses are parallel structures that juxtapose opposing ideas: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." More broadly, antitheses are things fundamentally opposed to each other: Their governing philosophies were perfect antitheses.
Logical argument through opposition
- HegelGerman absolute idealist philosopher
- negationDenial or cancellation
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- oppositesTerms with contrary meanings
dualism · binary · polarity · tension · resolution · Marx · idealism · materialism
Adjacent contrasting placement
- contrastNotable difference between things
- parallelismMatching structural elements
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
dialectic · chiasmus · figurative · oratory · rhetoric · balanced · structure · persuasion
Notable differences between things
- oppositesTerms with contrary meanings
- foilsDefeats or thin metal
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
- inversesOpposite corresponding elements
polarities · reversals · contradictions · dichotomies · binaries · negations · antipodes · converse
dialectic
Logical argument through opposition
- HegelGerman absolute idealist philosopher
- negationDenial or cancellation
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
opposites · dualism · binary · polarity · tension · resolution · Marx · idealism · materialism · reconciliation
juxtaposition
Adjacent contrasting placement
- contrastNotable difference between things
- parallelismMatching structural elements
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
counterpoint · dialectic · chiasmus · figurative · oratory · rhetoric · balanced · structure · persuasion · argument
contrasts
Notable differences between things
- oppositesTerms with contrary meanings
- foilsDefeats or thin metal
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
inverses · polarities · reversals · contradictions · dichotomies · binaries · negations · antipodes · converse · contrary
- Jesus' teachingsSermon on the Mount, beatitudes, Beatitudes, love your enemies, Lord's Prayer
antithesesequivalents
Things of equal value
agreements · parallels · counterparts · analogues · correspondences
antithesesparallels
Points of similarity
comparisons · analogies · similes · syntheses · reconciliations
antithesesparallels
Points of similarity
agreements · harmonies · syntheses · correspondences · concordances