Antonyms for contrast
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb kuhn-trast, kon-trast; noun kon-trast |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb kənˈtræst, ˈkɒn træst; noun ˈkɒn træst |
Definition of contrast
Origin :- 1690s, from French contraster (Old French contrester), modified by or from Italian contrastare "stand out against, strive, contend," from Vulgar Latin *contrastare "to withstand," from Latin contra "against" (see contra) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
- Middle English had contrest "to fight against, to withstand," which became extinct. Modern word re-introduced as an art term. Related: Contrasted; contrasting; contrastive.
- noun difference
- verb compare, differ
- If mine is sad, I shall but look the gayer for the contrast.
- Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- (b) In what ways should soup accompaniments be a contrast to the soup?
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Imagine what a contrast it would be to anything that she has ever seen!
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- What a contrast did the little village of Nant present to Le Vigan!
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- And the early bedtime and the early morning and the long, long day—what a contrast to this!
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Perhaps more may be done by contrast than by direct description.
- Extract from : « The Old Apple Dealer (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The utter loneliness behind him and ahead of him appalled him in its contrast to this.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The English lady was pinchbeck by contrast with all about her.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- My estate that morning had been that of a king, of a god, in contrast to this present wretchedness.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Contrast the construction of bebeorgan a few lines below (l. 1759), where the dat.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
Synonyms for contrast
- adverse
- antithesis
- balance
- be a foil to
- be contrary to
- be dissimilar
- be diverse
- be unlike
- be variable
- bracket
- collate
- comparison
- conflict
- contradict
- contradiction
- contradistinction
- contraposition
- contrariety
- converse
- depart
- deviate
- differentiate
- differentiation
- disagree
- disagreement
- disparity
- dissimilarity
- dissimilitude
- distinction
- distinguish
- diverge
- divergence
- diversity
- foil
- hang
- heterogeneity
- hold a candle to
- incompatibility
- incongruousness
- inconsistency
- inequality
- inverse
- match up
- mismatch
- oppose
- oppositeness
- opposition
- reverse
- separate
- set in opposition
- set off
- stack up against
- stand out
- unlikeness
- variance
- variation
- vary
- weigh
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