Definition for Contrastive:

• syntactically establishing a relationship of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence; " disjunctive conjunctions like ` but', ` or', or ` though' serve a contrastive function"

Synonyms for Contrastive:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • contrastive.
  •comparative (adjective)
  • not absolute,
  • contingent,
  • by comparison,
  • qualified,
  • near,
  • metaphorical,
  • corresponding,
  • with reservation,
  • restricted,
  • approaching,
  • related,
  • correlative,
  • connected,
  • like,
  • allusive,
  • conditional,
  • Vying,
  • similar,
  • analogous,
  • Rivaling,
  • not positive,
  • parallel,
  • provisional,
  • equivalent,
  • matching,
  • in proportion.
  •different (adjective)
  • incomparable,
  • unsimilar,
  • disparate,
  • changed,
  • divers,
  • clashing,
  • Deviating,
  • individual,
  • single,
  • distinctive,
  • antithetic,
  • peculiar,
  • Contradistinct,
  • opposed,
  • unrelated,
  • mismated,
  • otherwise,
  • offbeat,
  • variant,
  • differential,
  • incommensurable,
  • at variance,
  • mismatched,
  • a far cry from,
  • discrepant,
  • altered,
  • unalike,
  • Contradistinctive,
  • other,
  • at odds,
  • particular,
  • inconsistent,
  • poles apart,
  • like night and day,
  • distant,
  • contrary,
  • unequal,
  • colorful.
  •diverse (adjective)
  • Diversiform,
  • mixed bag,
  • Contrasted,
  • most opposite,
  • diversified,
  • separate,
  • contradictory,
  • varying,
  • multifarious,
  • sundry,
  • varied,
  • differing,
  • assorted,
  • several,
  • discrete,
  • opposite,
  • miscellaneous,
  • manifold.

• n.

  •
  • unlike,
  • conflicting,
  • distinct,
  • various,
  • alternative,
  • divergent,
  • dissimilar.
  •antonymous (noun)
  • antonymous.
  •contrastive (noun)
  • different,
  • disjunctive.

• Other synonyms:

  •symbolic
  • metaphoricormetaphorical.

Antonyms for Contrastive:

• adj.

  • comparative
    unlike, dissimilar, unequal, different, separate.
  • different
    homogeneous, common, correspondent, harmonious, alike, uniform, ordinary, Resembling, standard, similar, united, like, same, unified, usual, normal, conventional.
  • diverse
    identical, conforming, parallel.
  • Other antonyms:
    conjunctive, synonymous.

Homophones for Contrastive:

• counteractive.