Examples of contrast from BoostVocab

contrast

/'kɑn,træst/

noun
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
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"in contrast to" "by contrast"

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direct contrast

type of:
oppositeness opposition
noun
a conceptual separation or distinction
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demarcation dividing line line

type of:
distinction differentiation
verb
to show differences when compared; be different
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"the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

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counterpoint

type of:
differ
verb
put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
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"The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"

type of:
secern secernate differentiate distinguish severalise separate tell apart tell severalize
noun
the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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comparison comparing
noun
the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
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visual perception seeing beholding
noun
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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type of:
scope compass orbit range reach ambit

Examples of contrast

"in contrast to"
"by contrast"
"the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
"The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"

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