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contrastingly

contrastingly

6.1
In a way that shows a clear difference between two things
  • adverb
  • /kənˈtræstɪŋli/
translation icon : contrastantemente
  • The summer days were hot and sunny; contrastingly, the winter nights were cold and dark.

Examples

  • Contrastingly, households with highly diversified activities (two and four) have a notably lower total income.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Contrastingly, students in the non-credentialing business technologies see another picture: smaller occupations, lower salaries, lower growth rates, and lower educational requirements.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Contrastingly, genotype MN-92 showed a significantly high mean value.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Contrastingly, most studies regarding colorectal cancer have focused on tumor and cell line analysis 185-187.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Contrastingly, entrepreneurial activities, beyond alleviating poverty, have more potential surplus and additional employment.

    Academic text (2018)
  • These structures have been characterized contrastingly as temples and tombs, as modernization and destruction.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Contrastingly, Bridges (1992) pointed out many shortcomings in principal skills and behaviors regarding teacher evaluation.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Contrastingly, 103 respondents (39.5%) had completed one to five alternate assessments over the past two years.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Contrastingly, rhythm counting with numbers and traditional subdivision syllables can be laborious and daunting for students.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Contrastingly, in the Analects, the most reliable records of Confucius' own speeches, we can find that Confucius was not as religious as his contemporaries, and there is even a certain dereligionizing tendency in Confucius' thought.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

on the other hand
vscontrastingly
357 2.8

Shows a different idea from what you said before

expresses sharp contrast in meaning rather than serving only as a linking phrase
strikingly
vscontrastingly
25 3.9

In a very noticeable way that attracts attention

shows clear contrast between items rather than attracting attention for itself
sharply
vscontrastingly
22 1.5

In a clear, strong way that is easy to notice

indicates a sharp contrast specifically between two or more items
markedly
vscontrastingly
22 4.6

In a way that is very easy to notice

signals a sharp contrast between things rather than general noticeable change
starkly
vscontrastingly
12 5.7

In a way that makes a big, clear difference

shows a sharp difference but can be less blunt or harsh
differentially
vscontrastingly
3 7.2

In a way that is not the same for different people or groups

expresses sharp contrast overall rather than variation based on factors
contrarily
vscontrastingly
1 6.5

In a way that is the opposite of what was expected

expresses sharp contrast but does not only state the opposite
antithetically
vscontrastingly
8.2

In a way that shows direct contrast

shows a sharp contrast but not necessarily direct logical opposition
disparately
vscontrastingly
7.5

In very different ways

shows a sharp contrast between items rather than mere difference in kind
dissimilarly
vscontrastingly
4.8

In a different way

expresses a sharp contrast rather than merely being different in manner
clashingly
vscontrastingly
7.2

In a way that looks or sounds very different and unpleasant together

indicates sharp difference without focusing on jarring visual or style conflict

Antonyms

226 2.2

In the same way as what was just said

How Different

diametrically
11 6.6
strikingly
25 3.9
contrastingly
6.1
distinctly
76 3.2
differently
780 1.1

Surface Forms

contrastingly positive

Morphology

contrastingly = contrasting (transparent) = contrast + ing + ly

The adverb is directly formed by adding -ly to the adjectival form 'contrasting', so the meaning 'in a contrasting way' is derivable from the base.

Etymology

The word contrastingly comes from contrast, whose part contra- means 'against' and is like the English word 'against'. When two things 'stand against' each other they show a clear difference, so contrastingly means 'in a way that shows a clear difference' between them.