contrast

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ clear, marked, sharp, stark, strong

▪ There is a stark contrast between the lives of the rich and those of the poor.

▪ complete, direct

▪ dramatic, startling, striking, stunning, vivid

▪ Her hair was black, a stunning contrast to her pale complexion.

▪ interesting, refreshing, welcome

▪ The two cities make an interesting contrast.

VERB + CONTRAST

▪ make, offer, present, provide, show

▪ The fresh fruit provides a contrast to the rich chocolate pudding.

▪ draw

▪ He draws a sharp contrast between himself and his opponents.

▪ emphasize, highlight

▪ The writer emphasizes the contrast between conventional and alternative medicine.

▪ heighten

PREPOSITION

▪ by contrast

▪ When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast.

▪ in contrast, in contrast to, in contrast with

▪ The company lost $13 million this year, in contrast with a profit of $15 million last year.

▪ In contrast, the south suffered very little hurricane damage.

▪ contrast between

▪ The contrast between the sisters was very strong.

▪ contrast in

▪ The contrast in their appearance was striking.

▪ contrast to

▪ This busy social life was a complete contrast to his old quiet life.

▪ contrast with

▪ The flowers provide a contrast with the dark background.

PHRASES

▪ stand in … contrast to sb/sth

▪ Their attitudes to marriage stand in stark contrast to those of their parents.
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verb

1 compare things in order to show differences

ADVERB

▪ favourably/favorably, unfavourably/unfavorably

▪ He contrasted her brashness unfavourably/unfavorably with his mother's gentleness.

PREPOSITION

▪ with

PHRASES

▪ compare and contrast

▪ Compare and contrast the two main characters in the play.

2 be clearly different

ADVERB

▪ dramatically, greatly, markedly, sharply, starkly, strikingly, strongly, vividly

▪ beautifully, nicely, perfectly

▪ His cream shirt contrasted beautifully with his tan skin.

▪ oddly

▪ favourably/favorably

▪ The open approach contrasts favourably/favorably with the exclusivity of some universities.

PREPOSITION

▪ with

▪ This statement contrasts starkly with his previous statements.

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Synonyms:

Exhibition of differences, contrasting / Opposition, difference, striking difference, contrariety, Set off by opposition, exhibit the differences of, Show difference, exhibit a contrast, stand out in opposition

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Contrast — may refer to: Contrast (vision), the difference in color and light between parts of an image Contrast (linguistics), expressing distinctions between words Contrast (statistics), a combination of averages whose coefficients add up to zero, or the… … Wikipedia
contrast — 1. Contrast is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb. 2. In current use, the verb is normally constructed with with or and, and is used transitively and intransitively: • Data is sometimes… … Modern English usage
contrast — CONTRÁST, contraste, s.n. 1. Opoziţie puternică între două sau mai multe lucruri, stări, acţiuni etc. 2. Diferenţa dintre înnegrirea maximă şi cea minimă a unei imagini fotografice. ♢ Contrastul imaginii = mărime caracteristică pentru variaţia… … Dicționar Român
Contrast (EP) — Contrast EP EP by The Features Released October 25, 2006 … Wikipedia
Contrast — Con*trast , v. t. 1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contrast — Con*trast , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contrast — Con trast (k[o^]n tr[.a]st), n. [F. contraste: cf. It. contrasto.] 1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. [1913 Webster] place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast with reality.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contrast — Contrast, das Abstechende, der Abstich, ist nicht reiner Gegensatz, sondern das Nebeneinanderstellen mehrerer Gegenstände zum Zwecke der Vergleichung, des Hervorhebens Eines oder des Andern. Häßlich ist z. B. der Contrast von schön; wird nun ein… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
contrast — n *comparison, collation, parallel, antithesis Analogous words: distinction, difference, divergence, divergency, *dis similarity, unlikeness: conflict, *discord contrast vb *compare, collate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
contrast — [n] difference adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, converse, differentiation, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil,… … New thesaurus
contrast — [kən trast′; ] for n. [ kän′trast΄] vt. [Fr contraster < It & VL * contrastare, to withstand < L contra, against + stare, to STAND] to compare so as to point out the differences; set off against one another vi. to show differences when… … English World dictionary

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