NOUN | relation | contrast, direct contrast | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared |
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act | contrast | the act of distinguishing by comparing differences | |
cognition | contrast, line, dividing line, demarcation | a conceptual separation or distinction | |
cognition | contrast | the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors | |
attribute | contrast | 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) | |
VERB | cognition | contrast | put in opposition to show / show or emphasize differences |
stative | contrast, counterpoint | to show / show differences when compared |
Sounds | kaa'ntraest; kahntrae'st | |
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Rhymes | aghast ... vast: 42 rhymes with aest... |
Meaning | The opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared. | |
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Example | "in contrast to", "by contrast" | |
Synonym | direct contrast | |
Broader | opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
Spanish | contraste | |
Catalan | contrast | |
Verbs | contrast | put in opposition to show / show or emphasize differences |
contrast | to show / show differences when compared |
Meaning | The act of distinguishing by comparing differences. | |
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Broader | comparison, comparing | The act of examining resemblances |
Spanish | contraste | |
Catalan | contrast | |
Verbs | contrast | put in opposition to show / show or emphasize differences |
contrast | to show / show differences when compared |
Meaning | A conceptual separation or distinction. | |
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Synonyms | line, dividing line, demarcation | |
Narrower | Rubicon, point of no return | A line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment |
Broader | differentiation, distinction | A discrimination between things as different and distinct / distinct |
Spanish | contraste, demarcación, línea divisoria, línea | |
Catalan | línia divisòria | |
Verbs | contrast | put in opposition to show / show or emphasize differences |
contrast | to show / show differences when compared |
Meaning | The perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors. | |
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Broader | visual perception, beholding, seeing | perception by means of the eyes |
Spanish | contraste | |
Catalan | contrast |
Meaning | 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). | |
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Category | photography, picture taking | The act of taking and printing photographs |
Broader | scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit | An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control |
Adjectives | contrasty | having sharp differences between black and white |
Meaning | put in opposition to show / show or emphasize differences. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student" | |
Broader | distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart | mark as different |
Spanish | contraponer, contrastar | |
Catalan | contrastar | |
Nouns | contrast | the act of distinguishing by comparing differences |
contrast | a conceptual separation or distinction | |
contrast | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared |
Meaning | To show / show differences when compared; be different. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" | |
Synonym | counterpoint | |
Narrower | conflict | Be in conflict |
foil | enhance by contrast | |
oppose, counterbalance | Contrast with equal weight or force | |
Broader | differ | Be different |
Spanish | contraponer, contrastar | |
Catalan | contrastar, estar en desacord, fer front | |
Adjectives | contrastive | of words so related that one contrasts with the other |
contrastive | strikingly different | |
Nouns | contrast | the act of distinguishing by comparing differences |
contrast | a conceptual separation or distinction | |
contrast | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared |
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