verb
- Put in opposition to show or emphasize differences.
- usage: "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
- synonyms: contrast
- To show differences when compared; be different.
- usage: "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
- synonyms: contrast, counterpoint
adjective
- Strikingly different; tending to contrast.
- usage: "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"
- synonyms: contrastive
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