Contrast

noun

'kɑn,træst

Noun

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
“in contrast to”
“by contrast”
Type of:OppositenessOpposition
a conceptual separation or distinction
Similar:Demarcation Line
Type of:DistinctionDifferentiation
the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
Type of:ComparisonComparing
the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
Type of:SeeingBeholding
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)
Type of:ScopeCompassOrbit

to show differences when compared; be different
“the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities”
Similar:Counterpoint
Type of:Differ
put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
“The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student”
Type of:SecernSecernateDifferentiate