different between conflicting vs antithetical

English

Adjective

conflicting (comparative more conflicting, superlative most conflicting)

1. fighting; contending; in conflict
2. Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
   • 1999, Herre van Oostendorp, Susan R. Goldman, The construction of mental representations during reading

     On the other hand, the more effective the current activation vector is in reactivating the conflicting information, the more likely the two conflicting pieces of information are to be coactivated.

Derived terms

• conflictingly

Translations

Verb

conflicting

1. present participle of conflict

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “conflicting”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language

English

Etymology

From antithetic +? -al.

Adjective

antithetical (comparative more antithetical, superlative most antithetical)

1. Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

   His wrong-headed beliefs are antithetical to everything we stand for as a community.

   This is precisely why insistence on relative truth is antithetical to critical thinking.

Derived terms

• antitheticality
• antitheticalness

Translations

Anagrams

• antiathletic