Modifies a noun

• thought: These visions are usually a visual expression of antithetical thoughts.

• position: Writing from an antithetical position to Roche, Austen assumes the critical stance inherent in Radcliffean Gothic, emphasizing the chimerical nature of sensibility.

• progression: It was precisely this two-part melody, this antithetical progression, this double line which he wanted to express in words.

• statement: From a non-polemical view his explanation of the antithetical statements and the depicted schism as warnings to the reader is convincing 25.

• quality: Chi embodies antithetical qualities: it can be used for healing, or it can be used for breaking stones ( or bones ).

• term: It may not appeal to purists, but then purism and Shakespeare are, by and large, antithetical terms.

Modifying Another Word

• not: We often stress for instance that boom and slump are not antithetical categories as crude GCSE textbooks proclaim.

• even: Some regard the demands of the public media as unsympathetic or even antithetical to the constraints of honest historical research.

• directly: One participant pointed out the danger of dependence on external mechanisms that are directly antithetical to the goal of peace building.

• often: Best mates are often antithetical to yourself I've found.

• absolutely: Again, this is absolutely antithetical to the counseling culture.

• almost: Some people want to maximize the sum of human happiness which has nothing to do with inclusive fitness, it's almost antithetical.