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   contrast

   noun

   • 1. the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association: "the day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine" Similar differencedissimilaritydisparitydissimilitudedistinctioncontradistinctiondivergencevariancevariationdifferentiationcontradictionincongruityoppositionpolarityrare:unlikenessOpposite similarityresemblance
   • ▪ differences in colour, tone, or shape that contribute to the visual effect of a design or image: "match the trimming with one of the stronger colours in the pattern to provide contrast"
   • ▪ the difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, etc.: "careful adjustment of the contrast to suit the prevailing light is critical"
   • ▪ a thing or person having qualities noticeably different from another: "the castle is quite a contrast to other places where the singer has performed" Similar oppositeantithesisfoilcomplement

   verb

   • 1. differ strikingly: "his friend's success contrasted with his own failure" Similar differ frombe at variance withbe contrary toconflict withgo againstbe at odds withbe in opposition todisagree withclash withset offcomplementclash withinformal:scream atOpposite resembleechomatch
   • ▪ compare in such a way as to emphasize differences: "people contrasted her with her sister" Similar compareset side by sidejuxtaposemeasure againstdistinguish fromdifferentiate fromdraw a distinction betweenOpposite liken

   Word Origin late 17th century (as a term in fine art, in the sense ‘juxtapose so as to bring out differences in form and colour’): from French contraste (noun), contraster (verb), via Italian from medieval Latin contrastare, from Latin contra- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’.

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   • 1. contrastive adjective

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   Synonyms for CONTRAST: difference, distinctness, distinctiveness, diversity, distinction, disparity, dissimilarity, distance; Antonyms of CONTRAST: similarity, analogy, resemblance, community, likeness, sameness, identity, accordance.

   • The words collate and compare are common synonyms of contrast. While all three words mean "to set side by side in order to show differences and lik...
   • While the synonyms collate and contrast are close in meaning, collate implies minute and critical inspection in order to note points of agreement o...
   • The words compare and contrast are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, compare implies an aim of showing relative values or excellence...

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   n. # mismatch. incongruity. n. # variation. Another way to say Contrast? Synonyms for Contrast (other words and phrases for Contrast).

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   What is another word for By contrast?

   • By Contrast synonyms. Top synonyms for by contrast (other words for by contrast) are in contrast, conversely and contrary.

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   What does contrast mean?

   • People or things that are different stand out from other people or things in some way. A difference is the way in which two or more people or things are not the same. These are words and phrases related to contrast. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of contrast.

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   What is the opposite of contrast?

   • Near Antonyms for contrasts. accords, agrees, conforms, corresponds.

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   What is the past tense of contrast?

   • Simple past tense and past participle of contrast. Set in contrast (of two or more things). Displaying or marked by contrast; contrasty. The Design argument is held to give a contrasted view. The white athletic undershirt contrasted attractively with his bronzed skin.

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   Synonyms for CONTRASTS: differs, varies, divides, separates, deviates, fluctuates, diverges; Antonyms of CONTRASTS: compares, matches, corresponds, agrees, conforms, accords.