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Antithesis vs Counterpart - What's the difference?

antithesis | counterpart | Related terms |

Antithesis is a related term of counterpart.


As nouns the difference between antithesis and counterpart

is that antithesis is a proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition while counterpart is either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

antithesis

English

Noun

(antitheses)
  • A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
  • (rhetoric) A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form.
  • Antonyms

    * epitome

    counterpart

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
  • ''Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Mr. Obama never found a generational counterpart among conservatives in Congress like Paul D. Ryan or Eric Cantor; instead, there was a mutual animosity.}}
  • (legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
  • One which resembles another
  • One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.}}

    Synonyms

    * equivalent * opposite number * pendant