antithetical
adjective/ˌæntiˈθɛtɪkəl/
Frequency rank: #18,470 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Directly opposed or contrasted; being the opposite of something.
Example sentence
His selfish behavior is completely antithetical to the team spirit we are trying to build.
Synonyms & related words
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