contrast
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈkɒntræst/
:
comparación
- The defensive professor maintained, by contrast, that most faculty were available and interested in meeting with students.
- compare and contrast
- comparison and contrast
- in contrast to findings
So let's get to that sort of compare and contrast I want to do with you.
- So let's get to that sort of compare and contrast I want to do with you.
Examples
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The painter used bold colors to create a striking contrast between light and dark in the artwork.
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Think of what they offer in contrast to regular public or private schools.
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I, by contrast, prefer an appeal to reason.
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- The contrast with what it was like for women when movies were beginning is extraordinary.
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By contrast, under Obama, we saw government control increase dramatically over banks, investment companies, energy companies, the entire health care sector and education.
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But it's a stark contrast to the populace of Tokyo.
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Lonergan's criticism of de Lubac reflects the contrast between two different styles of theology.
Academic text (2008) -
The Taliban insurgency, in contrast, is rooted in Afghanistan's largest ethnic group, not its smallest.
Academic text (2011) -
They'll be a nice contrast to the Crested Butte cigar leather sofas.
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The study highlights the contrast between urban and rural living conditions.
Synonyms
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1.8
To look at two or more things to find how they are the same and how they differ
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3.5
A difference that shows how two things or people are not the same
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9.1
Putting two things side by side to compare or contrast them
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5.8
The act of noticing or showing differences between things
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3.7
A clear and strong difference between two things
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9.8
A difference shown by comparing one thing with another
To compare two things and show their differences
Compounds
- Specialized
A liquid or dye used in medical scans to show parts inside the body, for example blood vessels
How Contrasting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Contrast comes from the Latin parts contra 'against' and stare 'to stand'. When we put things 'standing against' each other to see how they are not the same, we are showing a contrast, which is why the word means the act of comparing differences.