| NOUN | relation | contrast, direct contrast | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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