contrast
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.