opposition vs antithesis

antithesis vs opposition

opposition and antithesis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
opposition	Yes	No	No	No
antithesis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, antithesis is a hyponym of opposition; that is, antithesis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opposition:

opposition: the relation between opposed entities
antithesis: exact opposite

Other hyponyms of opposition include antipode, conflict, contrast, direct contrast, flip side, mutual opposition, polarity, gradable opposition, polarity, sign, ungradable opposition, contradictoriness, contradiction, contrary, contrariety, tertium quid, contrary, opposite, reverse, inverse, opposite, antagonism.

opposition (noun)	antithesis (noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other	the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with	exact opposite
a body of people united in opposing something
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
a contestant that you are matched against
a direction opposite to another
the relation between opposed entities

Difference between opposition and antithesis

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