contrast

Plural: contrasts

Noun

• the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; ,
  • "in contrast to"
  • "by contrast"
• the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
• a conceptual separation or distinction
• the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
• the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
• A difference in lightness, brightness or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
• The degree of this difference.
• A difference in lightness, brightness or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
• A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
• A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
• Something that is opposite of or strikingly different from something else.
• Antithesis.
• Contrast medium

Verb

Verb Forms: contrasted, contrasting, contrasts

• To place in opposition to highlight differences; to compare distinctively.
• put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
  • "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
• to show differences when compared; be different
  • "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
• To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between; to counterpoint.
• To form a contrast.

Examples

• Foreground and background strongly contrast.
• Israel is a country of many contrasts.
• My plays always contrast sharply with my opponent’s conservative style in Words With Friends.
• The color of her dress contrasts very nicely with the black scarf around her neck.
• The red and the orange don't have much contrast between them — I can hardly tell them apart.

Synonyms

counterpoint, demarcation, direct contrast, dividing line, line

Antonyms

liken

Related Words

compare