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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”