CEFR C1

antimetabolic

adjective

Meaning

Antimetabolic means of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antimetabolite.

Examples

The writer described the response as antimetabolic.
A antimetabolic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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antimetabolic (C1)

adjective

Definition

Antimetabolic means of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antimetabolite.

Examples

The writer described the response as antimetabolic.
A antimetabolic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use antimetabolic

antimetabolic + noun (collocation): Use antimetabolic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a antimetabolic reaction."
become antimetabolic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became antimetabolic near the end."

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