What is another word for contrast?
496 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_a_s_t], [ kˈɒntɹast], [ kˈɒntɹast]Table of Contents
Similar words for contrast:- act (noun)
- antithesis (noun)
- comparison (noun)
- contradistinction (noun)
- contrast (noun)
- definition (noun)
- difference (noun)
- dissimilarity (noun)
- dissimilitude (noun)
- divarication (noun)
- unlikeness (noun)
- variation (noun)
- clash (verb)
- collate (verb)
- compare (verb)
- compare, differ (verb)
- conflict (verb)
- contend (verb)
- contrast (verb)
- differ (verb)
- differentiate (verb)
- discriminate (verb)
- diverge (verb)
- other synonyms
- compare
- conflict
- deviate
- discriminate
Definition for Contrast:
- Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.
Synonyms for Contrast:
n.
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- vary,
- be nothing like.
- anti thesis,
- re-verse,
- in-verse,
- anti-poles,
- anti pole,
- anti-pole,
- re verse,
- other sides,
- anti poles,
- anti-thesis,
- in verse.
- exemplification,
- comparability,
- exemplifications,
- Paralleling,
- bringing together,
- balancings,
- likening.
- converse,
- adverse,
- incongruousness,
- diversity,
- incompatibility,
- inverse,
- unlikeness,
- inconsistency,
- discrepancy,
- distinctness,
- asymmetry,
- divergence,
- reverse,
- non-uniformity,
- Dissemblance,
- deviation,
- disagreement,
- disparity,
- heterogeneity,
- contradiction,
- dissimilitude,
- contrariety,
- variation,
- abnormality,
- variance,
- Contraposition,
- disunity,
- opposition,
- aberration,
- contradistinction,
- variety.
v.
•clash (verb)- dis-corded,
- dis cords,
- disharmonized,
- dis cord,
- mis-matching,
- are dissimilar,
- is dissimilar,
- am dissimilar,
- wast dissimilar,
- was dissimilar,
- dis-accorded,
- mis-matched,
- dis accords,
- dis according,
- dis-harmonized,
- mis-match,
- dis accord,
- wert dissimilar,
- dis-cording,
- dis-cords,
- disharmonizing,
- mis matched,
- dis-accords,
- dis harmonizes,
- dis-harmonize,
- dis harmonizing,
- dis harmonize,
- mis matches,
- disharmonizes,
- mis matching,
- dis corded,
- dis-harmonizes,
- were dissimilar,
- being dissimilar,
- dis cording,
- dis accorded,
- dis-according,
- dis-cord,
- mis-matches,
- dis-harmonizing,
- mis match,
- dis-accord,
- dis harmonized.
- liken,
- allegorize,
- match,
- parallel.
- contradict,
- balance,
- be contrary to,
- be a foil to,
- bracket,
- set in opposition,
- be variable,
- depart,
- hang,
- mismatch,
- weigh,
- be diverse.
- dis agreed,
- locking horns with,
- squared with,
- dis-agreeing,
- inter-feres,
- bumping heads with,
- dis agreeing,
- locked horns with,
- dis agree,
- bumped heads with,
- ran against tide,
- dis-agreed,
- squares with,
- runs against tide,
- crosses swords with,
- bumps heads with,
- squares off with,
- squared off with,
- dis-agrees,
- squaring with,
- dis-agree,
- crossed swords with,
- squaring off with,
- dis agrees,
- running against tide,
- crossing swords with,
- inter feres,
- locks horns with,
- inter-fere,
- inter fere.
- contend,
- confront,
- defend,
- quarrel,
- wrestle,
- bicker,
- face,
- vie,
- stand,
- dissent,
- wrangle,
- withstand,
- encounter,
- argue,
- antagonize,
- dispute,
- brawl,
- resist,
- struggle,
- protest,
- hassle.
- is beaten path,
- clashing with,
- deviates from,
- jarred with,
- lacked resemblance,
- bare no resemblance,
- am unlike,
- deviated from,
- are beaten path,
- is distinguished from,
- art the beaten path,
- being beaten path,
- not look likes,
- were beaten path,
- be off beaten path,
- wast the beaten path,
- being off the beaten path,
- were unlike,
- was beaten path,
- ran counter to,
- stood apart,
- being unlike,
- lacking resemblance,
- wast beaten path,
- sang different tune,
- am distinguished from,
- jarring with,
- showing contrast,
- showed contrast,
- am off the beaten path,
- divaricates from,
- divaricated from,
- am beaten path,
- sung a different tune,
- wert unlike,
- sings different tune,
- was the beaten path,
- was off the beaten path,
- singing different tune,
- not look liking,
- bore no resemblance,
- sung different tune,
- jars with,
- is off the beaten path,
- are distinguished from,
- wast off the beaten path,
- conflicting with,
- re versing,
- bears no resemblance,
- am the beaten path,
- deviating from,
- clashes with,
- lacks resemblance,
- conflicted with,
- were the beaten path,
- be the beaten path,
- sings a different tune,
- took exception,
- sang a different tune,
- art unlike,
- divaricating from,
- beared no resemblance,
- is off beaten path,
- was unlike,
- wert the beaten path,
- clashed with,
- am off beaten path,
- being off beaten path,
- art beaten path,
- running counter to,
- wast unlike,
- was distinguished from,
- re-versed,
- being distinguished from,
- wert off beaten path,
- were off beaten path,
- wast distinguished from,
- are the beaten path,
- re-versing,
- wert beaten path,
- stands apart,
- shows contrast,
- is the beaten path,
- be beaten path,
- were off the beaten path,
- takes exception,
- was off beaten path,
- were distinguished from,
- being the beaten path,
- wert distinguished from,
- singing a different tune,
- wast off beaten path,
- conflicts with,
- is unlike,
- are unlike,
- bearing no resemblance,
- wert off the beaten path,
- runs counter to,
- not look liked,
- are off the beaten path.
- discrepates,
- knowing whats what,
- know what what,
- dis-cern,
- severalizes,
- knew what what,
- knew what's what,
- discrepated,
- telling apart,
- antithesizes,
- under stands,
- sets off,
- knowing what what,
- redlining,
- under standing,
- under-stands,
- redlined,
- redlines,
- under stood,
- discrepating,
- dis cern,
- under stand,
- under-standing,
- severalizing,
- knows what what,
- marks off,
- know whats what,
- knew whats what,
- severalized,
- antithesized,
- tells apart,
- under-stood,
- antithesizing,
- knows whats what.
- tells the difference,
- telling difference,
- dis criminating,
- dis criminates,
- dis-criminating,
- re marked,
- contradistinguishes,
- re mark,
- tells difference,
- dis-criminated,
- re marking,
- dis criminate,
- told difference,
- re marks,
- re-marks,
- dis-criminates,
- dis criminated,
- re-marking,
- re-marked,
- telling the difference,
- dis-criminate,
- tell difference.
Other synonyms:
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- disproportion,
- cleavage,
- relate,
- secondary color,
- incongruity,
- set off against,
- breadth,
- unreality,
- irregularity,
- oddity,
- dichotomy,
- hue,
- dissociate,
- chasm,
- color scheme,
- shading,
- polarize,
- disassociate,
- check against,
- anomaly,
- set against,
- whimsy,
- crosscurrent,
- primary color,
- extravagance,
- grayscale,
- individuality,
- map onto,
- greyscale.
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- identify with,
- boundary,
- piggyback,
- chromatic,
- stand out,
- technicolor,
- borderline,
- situate,
- equate,
- discoloration,
- tonality,
- divide,
- foil,
- meanwhile,
- correlate,
- gulf,
- quirk,
- disagree.
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- gap,
- distinguish,
- spectrum,
- stack up,
- coloring,
- disconnect,
- collision,
- collide,
- mark out,
- edge.
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- split.
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- tone.
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- link.
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- flash.
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- draw.
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- ground.
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- place.
- scanning,
- match up,
- matched up,
- juxtaposed,
- sizing up,
- set side by side,
- place in juxtaposition,
- Scanned,
- weigh against another,
- hold a candle to,
- stack up against,
- setting against,
- size up,
- parallels.
- Struggled,
- square with,
- lock horns with,
- bump heads with,
- Romped,
- romp,
- cross swords with,
- square off with,
- run against tide.
- get around,
- go haywire,
- aberrate,
- go out of control,
- aberrated,
- turned aside,
- not conform,
- angle off,
- take a turn,
- edge off,
- Shying,
- Shied,
- go amiss,
- depart from,
- bear off,
- swim against stream,
- getting around,
- go off on tangent,
- go out of way,
- break pattern,
- turning aside,
- leave beaten path,
- not conforming,
- shies,
- turn aside,
- bend the rules,
- circumlocate,
- takes a turn.
Paraphrases for Contrast:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
contradistinction.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
high-contrast.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
difference, opposition, variance, opposite, discrepancy, antithesis, contravention, rematch, distinction, converse, change, objection, addition, comparing, inconsistency, differentiation, revenge, disparity, Contra, disagreement, confrontation, counterpart, reverse, contrario, hand, counterpoint, contre, differential, turn, counterbalance, inverse, shift, Comparator, counterparty, fact, antagonism, consideration, gap, variation, relation, counter, exchange.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
compares.
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Verb, base form
counter.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Contrast:
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n.
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difference
conformity, peace, same, agreement, unity, harmony, sameness, equality, uniformity, likeness, homogeneousness, similarity, copy, facsimile.
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Other antonyms:
parallelism, equivalence, similitude, Equivalency, community, correspondence, analogy, alikeness, resemblance, homogeneity.
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difference
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v.
Contrast Sentence Examples:
Homophones for Contrast:
- Chauna Torquata, counterweight, counteract, countryside, contrasty, countersuit, contracted, countershot, centrarchid, contour sheet, contract, centrarchidae, centrist, countryseat, centriscidae, condorcet, contract out.
Hyponym for Contrast:
n.
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act
comparing, comparison.
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cognition
visual perception, beholding, seeing.
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linkdef
oppositeness, opposition.
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act
v.
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cognition
secern, secernate, separate, severalise, distinguish, differentiate, severalize, tell apart, tell.
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cognition