antimetabole UK /ˌæn.tɪ.məˈtæ.bə.li/US /ˌæn.ti.məˈtæ.bə.li/ noun1 •(rhetoric) The technique of repeating a phrase while reversing the order of certain elements or its grammatical structure, as a form of juxtaposition.Antimetabole at effect will strain, And words and terms revers'd employ again. — 1835 formsantimetaboles