Oxymoron vs. Antithesis
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Difference Between Oxymoron and Antithesis
Oxymoronnoun
A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
Antithesisnoun
A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
Oxymoronnoun
A contradiction in terms.
Antithesisnoun
(rhetoric) A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form.
Oxymoronnoun
conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
Antithesisnoun
exact opposite;
his theory is the antithesis of mineADVERTISEMENT
Antithesisnoun
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
