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ἀντί

antí

against, opposite

21 words in English grow from this root.

Antagonist

Art
ἀντίantí

opposing contestant

Antarctic

Earth
ἀντίantí

opposite the Bear

Anthem

Art
ἀντίantí

sounding in answer

Antibiotic

Medicine
ἀντίantí

against life

Antichrist

Faith
ἀντίantí

against the anointed one

Antidote

Medicine
ἀντίantí

given against

Antigen

Medicine
ἀντίantí

producer of the thing that opposes

Antigone

Myth
ἀντίantí

in place of a parent, or against her kin

Antihero

Words
ἀντίantí

in place of a hero

Antinomian

Faith
ἀντίantí

against the law

Antinomy

Philosophy
ἀντίantí

law against law

Antioxidant

Science
ἀντίantí

against the acid-maker

Antipathy

Mind
ἀντίantí

feeling against

Antiphon

Faith
ἀντίantí

sounding in reply

Antipodes

Earth
ἀντίantí

with the feet opposite

Antirrhinum

Nature
ἀντίantí

like a snout

Antiseptic

Medicine
ἀντίantí

against rotting

Antistrophe

Words
ἀντίantí

a turning back

Antithesis

Philosophy
ἀντίantí

a setting against

Antonomasia

Words
ἀντίantí

naming instead

Antonym

Words
ἀντίantí

opposite name