contrast

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

- in contrast to

- by contrast

Definition categories: link, oppositeness, opposition

2. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

Definition categories: act, comparing, comparison

3. a conceptual separation or distinction

Similar word(s): demarcation, line

Definition categories: thought, differentiation, distinction

4. the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

Definition categories: thought, beholding, seeing

5. 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)

Definition categories: attribute, ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope

Sentences with contrast as a noun:

- The red and the orange don't have much contrast between them — I can hardly tell them apart.

- Israel is a country of many contrasts.

verb

1. put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

- The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student

Definition categories: cognition, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell

2. to show differences when compared; be different

- the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities

Similar word(s): counterpoint

Definition categories: stative, differ

Sentences with contrast as a verb:

- Foreground and background strongly contrast.