Antithetical and Synonymous

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Antithetical adjective - Being as different as possible.

Usage example: spiritual concerns and ideals that are antithetical to the materialism embraced by modern society

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Synonymous is an antonym for antithetical.

Nearby Words: antithesis, antithetic

Synonymous adjective - (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same.

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Antithetical is an antonym for synonymous.

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