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noun
- 1. the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association: "the day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine"
verb
- 1. differ strikingly: "his friend's success contrasted with his own failure"
1. a. : juxtaposition of dissimilar elements (such as color, tone, or emotion) in a work of art. b. : degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture. 2. a. : the difference or degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures. the contrast between the two forms of government.
verb (used with object) to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks. Synonyms: oppose, distinguish, discriminate, differentiate.
to compare two people or things in order to show the differences between them: contrast something with something If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improved. C2 [ I ] If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it:
To contrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements, but compare is to do the opposite, to look for similarities. It's easy to tell the difference if you remember that contrast comes from the Latin root contra, and means "against."
to compare two people or things in order to show the differences between them: contrast something with something If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improved. C2 [ I ] If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it:
used to show that someone or something is completely different from someone or something else: She's quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister. More examples. She's dark, in contrast with her fair sisters.
Synonyms for CONTRAST: difference, distinctness, distinctiveness, diversity, distinction, disparity, dissimilarity, distance; Antonyms of CONTRAST: similarity, analogy, resemblance, community, likeness, sameness, identity, accordance.
1. [count] : something that is different from another thing — + to. Today's weather is quite a contrast to yesterday's. [=today's weather is very different from yesterday's weather] 2. : a difference between people or things that are being compared.
Definition of contrast noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
contrast. [transitive] to compare two things in order to show the differences between them. contrast A and B The poem contrasts youth and age. Compare and contrast the two novels (= discuss how they are similar and how they are different).
