The contrast between the sky and the mountain is striking.
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Contrast
//ˈkɒntɹɑːst//
Synonyms for "contrast" (209 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Strong matches (63)
contradistinctioncontraindicationcontraposecontrapositcontrapositioncontrarietycontrastivenesscorrelationcounteractcounterposecounterpositioncross purposescross-purposesdecorative lightingdeparturedeviationdifferdifferencedifferentiatedirect lighting
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disaccorddisaccordancedisagreementdisconformitydiscongruitydiscordancediscrepancydiscretenessdiscriminatedisguisedisparitydissemblancedissentdissimilaritydissimilationdissimilitudedissonancedistinctiondistinctivenessdistinctnessdistinguishdivergencedivergencydiversitydraw a comparisondraw a parallelelectric lightingenlightenmentfacefar cryfestoon lightingfloodlightingfluorescent lightingfrontgaslightingglow lightingheterogeneityhighlighthighlights
Verb(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (104)
hostilityilluminationinaccordanceincandescent lightingincommensurabilityincomparabilityincompatibilityincongruityinconsistencyinconsonanceindirect lightinginequalityinharmoniousnessinharmonyinimicalnessirradiationirreconcilabilityjuxtaposelie oppositelight and shade
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lightinglikenliken tolikeninglinemakeupmatchmatchingmeasuremeasure 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
Noun(1 words)
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8 entriesTranslations
94 translations across 26 languages.
Azerbaijani
4 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- kontrast noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- təzad noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- təzad noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
Bulgarian
4 entries- контраст noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- контраст noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- контраст noun (control on a television, etc)
- контрастирам verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
Catalan
2 entries- contrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- contrast noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 对比度 noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Czech
2 entries- protiklad noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- kontrastovat verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
Esperanto
4 entries- kontrasto noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- kontrasto noun (degree of this difference)
- kontrasto noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- kontrasto noun (control on a television, etc)
Finnish
4 entries- kontrasti noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- kontrasti noun (degree of this difference)
- kontrasti noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- kontrastinappula noun (control on a television, etc)
French
3 entries- contraste noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- contraster verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
- contraster verb (to form a contrast)
Galician
2 entries- contraste noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- contraste noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
Georgian
4 entries- კონტრასტი noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- კონტრასტი noun (degree of this difference)
- კონტრასტი noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- კონტრასტი noun (control on a television, etc)
German
4 entries- Gegensatz noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- Kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- Kontrast noun (degree of this difference)
- Kontrast noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
Greek
1 entries- αντιπαραβάλλω verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
Hebrew
2 entries- ניגוד noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- הנגיד verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
Italian
4 entries- contrasto noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- contrasto noun (degree of this difference)
- contrasto noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- contrasto noun (control on a television, etc)
Kazakh
3 entries- кереғарлық noun (degree of this difference)
- кереғарлық noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- салғастыру verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
Latvian
2 entries- kontrasts noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- pretstats noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
Māori
3 entries- pūrata noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- pūrata noun (degree of this difference)
- whakatairite verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- kontrast noun (degree of this difference)
- kontrast noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- kontrast noun (control on a television, etc)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- kontrast noun (degree of this difference)
- kontrast noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- kontrast noun (control on a television, etc)
Persian
1 entries- کنتراست noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
Polish
4 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- kontrast noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- kontrastować verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
- kontrastować verb (to form a contrast)
Portuguese
4 entries- contraste noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- contraste noun (degree of this difference)
- contraste noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- contraste noun (control on a television, etc)
Romanian
2 entries- contrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- contrast noun (degree of this difference)
Russian
3 entries- контра́ст noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- противопоста́вить verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
- противопоставля́ть verb (to set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between)
Spanish
4 entries- contraste noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- contraste noun (degree of this difference)
- contraste noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- contraste noun (control on a television, etc)
Swedish
4 entries- kontrast noun (difference that makes colours more or less distinguishable)
- kontrast noun (degree of this difference)
- kontrast noun (difference between two objects, people or concepts)
- kontrast noun (control on a television, etc)
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.
Source: tatoeba (43513)
The contrast between the two ideas is very marked.
Source: tatoeba (44643)
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