Antithesis vs. Paradox

Antithesisnoun

A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.

Antithesisnoun

(rhetoric) A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form.

Antithesisnoun

An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself." "He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen."

Antithesisnoun

The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.

Antithesisnoun

Opposition; contrast.

Antithesisnoun

exact opposite;

Antithesisnoun

the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance

Antithesis

Antithesis (Greek for , from ἀντί and θέσις ) is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect. This is based on the logical phrase or term.Antithesis can be defined as "a figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, words, clauses, or sentences within a balanced grammatical structure.

Paradoxnoun

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.u

Paradoxnoun

A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.s

Paradoxnoun

A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.t

Paradoxnoun

A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.

Paradoxnoun

A person or thing having contradictory properties.t

Paradoxnoun

An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. s

Paradoxnoun

(obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.

Paradoxnoun

(uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.

Paradoxnoun

A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.

Paradoxnoun

The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.s

Paradoxnoun

A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.

Paradoxnoun

(logic) a self-contradiction;

Paradoxnoun

a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

Paradoxnoun

a statement or proposition which, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems logically unacceptable or self-contradictory

Paradoxnoun

a person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities

Paradox

A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion.