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Antithetical vs Antipathetical - What's the difference?

antithetical | antipathetical |

As adjectives the difference between antithetical and antipathetical

is that antithetical is pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted while antipathetical is antipathetic, with antipathy, without caring.

antithetical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.
    • His wrong-headed beliefs are antithetical to everything we stand for as a community.
    This is precisely why insistence on relative truth is antithetical to critical thinking.

    Derived terms

    * antitheticality * antitheticalness

    antipathetical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Antipathetic, with antipathy, without caring.