The contrast between the sky and the mountain is striking.
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Contrast
/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/
Synonyms for "contrast" (281 found)
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Closest matches (57)
allegoryanalogizeanalogyantagonismantepositionantipathyantithesisarc lightingassimilatebad copybad likenessbalancebalancingblack and whitebracketbring into analogybring into comparisonbump headscamouflagechiaroscuro
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clashingcollatecollisioncomparative anatomycomparative degreecomparative grammarcomparative judgmentcomparative linguisticscomparative literaturecomparative methodcomparecompare and contrastcompare withcomparingcomparisonconflictconfrontconfrontationconfrontmentcontendcontentioncontradiction
Verb(7 words)
Noun(7 words)
Preposition(1 words)
Strong matches (84)
contradistinctioncontraindicationcontraposecontrapositcontrapositioncontrarietycontrastivenesscorrelationcounteractcounterposecounterpositioncross purposescross-purposesdecorative lightingdeparturedeviationdifferencedifferentiatedirect lightingdisaccord
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disaccordancedisagreementdisconformitydiscongruitydiscordancediscrepancydiscretenessdiscriminatedisguisedisparitydissemblancedissentdissimilaritydissimilationdissimilitudedissonancedistinctiondistinctivenessdistinctnessdistinguishdivergencedivergencydiversitydraw a comparisondraw a parallelelectric lightingenlightenmentfacefar cryfestoon lightingfloodlightingfluorescent lightingfront
Noun(24 words)
contrast testdemarcationdichotomiesdiffdifferdiffer fromdiffer greatlydifferencedifference indifferencesdifferentiatedifferentiationdifferingdiffingdiffsdirect contrastdiscerndissimilaritydistinct fromdistinction
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Verb(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
dual method trial
Related words (140)
gaslightingglow lightingheterogeneityhighlighthighlightshostilityilluminationinaccordanceincandescent lightingincommensurabilityincomparabilityincompatibilityincongruityinconsistencyinconsonanceindirect lightinginequalityinharmoniousnessinharmonyinimicalness
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irradiationirreconcilabilityjuxtaposelie oppositelight and shadelightinglikenliken tolikeningmakeupmatchmatchingmeasuremeasure againstmeet head onmeet head-onmere caricaturemetaphormetaphorizemixturenonconformitynonuniformityoddsopposeopposingoppositeoppositenessoppositionopposureoppugnanceoppugnancyothernessoverhead lightingparallelparallelismperversitypit againstplace againstpolar oppositionpolaritypolarizationpolarizepoor imitationpose againstposing againstproportionput in oppositionradiationrelaterelationreliefrepugnancerun a comparisonseparatenessset againstset in contrastset in oppositionset offset off againstset over againstshowshowdownsimilesimilitudesimilizespot lightingstage lightingstand opposedstand oppositestrip lightingsubtendtonalitytrope of comparisonunconformityunlikenessunorthodoxyunresemblanceunsamenessunsimilarityvariancevariationvariegationvarietyview togetherweighweigh againstweighing
Verb(5 words)
Noun(20 words)
juxtaposingjuxtapositionjuxtapositionslinemarkedly differentnumber comparison tasksoppositeparagonspharaoh reign chartpolaritiesraise counterpointredlinesignify a differencespanish confrontarstudy methodsurvey history textbookvariancevaryweydenxyy
Adjective(7 words)
measured performanceopposing forces frameworkseparate unitunregulated financeurban policy studiesvariegatedvisual clarity
Adverb(1 words)
more industrial revolution
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
More specific
11 entriesbrightness contrastcolor contrastdifferentiatediscriminatedistinguishhistorical contrastideological contrasttextural contrasttonal contrasttone contrastvisual contrast
Collocations
8 entriescolor contrastcontrast ratiocontrasting colorsgreat contrasthigh contrastsharp contraststrong contrastvisual contrast
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 20 languages.
Azerbaijani
2 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- təzad noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Bulgarian
1 entries- контраст noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Catalan
1 entries- contrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 对比度 noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Esperanto
1 entries- kontrasto noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Finnish
1 entries- kontrasti noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Galician
1 entries- contraste noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Georgian
1 entries- კონტრასტი noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
German
1 entries- Kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Italian
1 entries- contrasto noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Māori
1 entries- pūrata noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Persian
1 entries- کنتراست noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Polish
1 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Portuguese
1 entries- contraste noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Romanian
1 entries- contrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Russian
1 entries- контра́ст noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Spanish
1 entries- contraste noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Swedish
1 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
As far as Bob is concerned, anything goes. By contrast, Jane is very cautious.
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The dress has a beautiful contrast between red and white.
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The contrast between the two ideas is very marked.
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Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.