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1. contrast

   To compare (Latin con, together, and par, equal) is to place together in order to show likeness or unlikeness; to contrast (Latin contra, against, and sto, stand) is to set in opposition in order to show unlikeness. We contrast objects that have been already compared. We must compare them, at least momentarily, even to know that they are different. We contrast them when we observe their unlikeness in a general way; we differentiate them when we note the difference exactly and point by point. We distinguish objects when we note a difference that may fall short of contrast; we discriminate them when we classify or place them according to their differences.

   Synonyms:
   compare, differentiate, discriminate, oppose

   Preposition:
   We contrast one object with another.

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1. contrast, direct contrastnoun

   the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

   «in contrast to», «by contrast»

   Synonyms:
   demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast

2. contrastnoun

   the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

   Synonyms:
   demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast

3. line, dividing line, demarcation, contrastnoun

   a conceptual separation or distinction

   «there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity»

   Synonyms:
   course, billet, short letter, assembly line, crease, melodic phrase, argumentation, pedigree, argument, business line, product line, parentage, melodic line, rail line, communication channel, job, phone line, line of products, cable, demarcation line, occupation, credit line, railway line, personal line of credit, line of reasoning, pipeline, descent, demarcation, stemma, channel, tune, bank line, agate line, direct contrast, line of work, dividing line, stock, business, furrow, lineage, wrinkle, line of merchandise, note, origin, personal credit line, logical argument, line of credit, line of descent, melody, telephone circuit, line of business, air, line, bloodline, transmission line, strain, limit, telephone line, seam, crinkle, production line, subscriber line, ancestry, blood, blood line

4. contrastnoun

   the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

   Synonyms:
   demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast

5. contrastverb

   the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)

   Synonyms:
   demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast

6. contrastverb

   put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

   «The middle school teacher contrasted her best student’s work with that of her weakest student»

   Synonyms:
   counterpoint

7. contrast, counterpointverb

   to show differences when compared; be different

   «the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities»

   Synonyms:
   counterpoint

Matched Categories

1. • Comparison
   • Distinguish
   • Visual Perception

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1. List of paraphrases for «contrast»:

   contrasts, contrary, difference, opposite, comparison, opposition, contradiction, high-contrast, change, rematch, contradistinction, revenge, inverse, objection, variance, reverse

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1. Palmetto Ridge:

   I’ve never seen them so happy. The mood at Palmetto Ridge is in contrast to some other bands and performers who are refusing to attend for political reasons. Not one Washington, D.C., high school marching band will be in Trump’s Inauguration Day parade, the first time that has happened in six inaugurations. There are also online petitions gathering signatures to urge some marching bands to drop out, like the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s and the Talladega College Band in Alabama. I don’t look at it as a political issue.

2. President Barack Obama:

   ISIL is a hateful and abhorrent terrorist group whose actions stand in stark contrast to the spirit of people like Kayla.

3. John Sarbanes:

   If you come with a strong, big bang declaration right out of the gate, the fact that Mitch McConnell and the Republican Senate ignore it just makes the contrast even clearer.

4. Lee Goodman:

   Their bounded approach in this matter is a welcome new precedent in contrast to past practices.

5. Søren Kierkegaard:

   Philosophy always requires something more, requires the eternal, the true, in contrast to which even the fullest existence as such is but a happy moment.

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• контрастирам, контраст, противопоставямBulgarian
• protiklad, kontrastovatCzech
• kontrastieren, Kontrast, gegenüberstellenGerman
• αντιπαραβάλλωGreek
• kontrasti, kontrastoEsperanto
• contrastar, contrasteSpanish
• کنتراستPersian
• vastakohta, rinnastaa, kontrastinappula, verrata, kontrastiFinnish
• contrasterFrench
• codarsnachtIrish
• הנגיד, ניגודHebrew
• 대조Korean
• contraste, contrastarPortuguese
• contrastRomanian
• контраст, контрастировать, противопоставить, противопоставлятьRussian
• kontrastera, kontrastSwedish
• வேறுபடுத்திப்Tamil
• ความคมชัดThai
• اس کے برعکسUrdu
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