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adjective
- 1. differing strikingly: "a contrasting view"
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verb. con· trast kən-ˈtrast ˈkän-ˌtrast. contrasted; contrasting; contrasts. Synonyms of contrast. transitive verb. : to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences. Contrast European and American manners. Contrast the two major characters of the novel. often used with to or with.
adjective. us / kənˈtræs·tɪŋ, ˈkɑnˌtræs·tɪŋ / Add to word list. very different: The sudden changes at the political top have spawned two contrasting interpretations. (Definition of contrasting from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of contrasting? Translations of contrasting.
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:
noun. a striking difference: The study revealed interesting contrasts between people who regularly read books and those who don't. a person or thing that is strikingly different in comparison: The weather down here is a welcome contrast to what we're having back home.
/ˈkɒntræstɪŋ/ IPA guide. When two things appear as opposites, they are contrasting. You might like the contrasting dark and light areas of a painting, with the clash of shades making it more interesting.
verb. 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 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:
