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contrast
noun as in difference
Strongest matches
comparison, contradiction, disagreement, disparity, distinction, divergence, diversity, opposition, variation
Strong matches
antithesis, contradistinction, contrariety, converse, differentiation, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, foil, heterogeneity, incompatibility, incongruousness, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, oppositeness, reverse, unlikeness, variance
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Could you not handle how pleasant it was, such a contrast to what you were used to.
“In contrast, the great white shark, with a stocky body that becomes even stockier as it grows, can be 'large' but cannot pass 23 feet to be 'gigantic' because of hydrodynamic constraints.”
In contrast, she was wary of Kennedy — too smooth, too willing to alter his backstory to curry favor.
On the one hand, a more robust approach from an allied G7 leader stands in contrast to the UK's attempt to hug the White House closely.
It was overcast and grey and not particularly warm for a summer's night, in stark contrast to the blue skies and sunshine of the previous day.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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