vastakohta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- antithesis noun The exact opposite of something, especially a person or thing that contradicts everything another stands for.
- contrast noun A clear difference between two things when they are compared.
- inverse adj Opposite in effect, order, or position.
- opposite adjective Located directly across from something, or facing the other direction.
- reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
Senses
vastakohta is used for these senses in English:
- antithesis A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
- antonym (semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
- contrast (countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
- inverse (card games) The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome.
- opposite Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- opposite An antonym.
- reverse The opposite of something. [from 14th c.]
antithesis — full definition
- noun The exact opposite of something, especially a person or thing that contradicts everything another stands for.
- noun A rhetorical device in which two contrasting ideas are set against each other in a balanced phrase or sentence.
- noun In philosophy, the idea that opposes an initial proposition in a dialectical argument, standing between thesis and synthesis.
contrast — full definition
- noun A clear difference between two things when they are compared.
- verb To compare two things in order to highlight their differences.