to contrast

Examples

• All

• But what I want to do is contrast those neutrinos with the light.

  The Royal Institution

• Geneva wore a purple silk robe that contrasted nicely with her pale skin and hair.

  Fiction book (1991)

• So some of these skills kind of contrast with each other.

• So she wants to contrast facts and truth.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• So let's contrast this to a healthy relationship.

  DoctorRamani

• The Rest Home contrasts considerably with the other sections of the camp.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• The district gathered preliminary data on school performance by contrasting fall and spring report cards.

  Academic text (2011)

• Next, we briefly discuss the state of inland fisheries and contrast these with marine fisheries.

  Academic text (2011)

• The dynamism of this image contrasts with the austerity of the service portrayed in Figure 5.

  Academic text (1999)

• The teacher asked us to contrast the themes in both novels to understand their differences.

Synonyms

C

to compare

vsto contrast

932 1.4

To look at more than one thing and show how they are the same or different

focuses specifically on showing differences rather than noting similarities

D

to distinguish

vsto contrast

177 3.1

To notice differences between things or people

is about comparing things directly to highlight their differences

D

to differentiate

vsto contrast

71 4.4

To show or notice how things are different

is an active comparison performed to show differences between items

J

to juxtapose

vsto contrast

18 9.0

To put two things next to each other to compare them

involves actively comparing items to show their differences rather than only arranging them

C

to contradistinguish

vsto contrast

• Formal

9.9

To show how one thing is different by comparing it with another

is more general and can mean simply being noticeably different when compared

Antonyms

M

to match

841 1.0

To be the same color or style as something else

R

to resemble

274 2.0

To be like another person or thing

Compounds

D

direct contrast

2 3.7

A clear and strong difference between two things

C

contrast material

• Specialized

1 4.4

A liquid dye injected or swallowed to make organs show on scans

C

contrast medium

• Specialized

5.1

A liquid or dye used in medical scans to show parts inside the body, for example blood vessels

How Distinct

to contradistinguish

• Formal

9.9

to contrast

86 2.7

to distinguish

177 3.1

to observe

619 2.4

to notice

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology