Antonyms for contrast


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : verb kuhn-trast, kon-trast; noun kon-trast
Phonetic Transcription : verb kənˈtræst, ˈkɒn træst; noun ˈkɒn træst


Definition of contrast

Origin :
  • 1690s, from French contraster (Old French contrester), modified by or from Italian contrastare "stand out against, strive, contend," from Vulgar Latin *contrastare "to withstand," from Latin contra "against" (see contra) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
  • Middle English had contrest "to fight against, to withstand," which became extinct. Modern word re-introduced as an art term. Related: Contrasted; contrasting; contrastive.
  • noun difference
  • verb compare, differ
Example sentences :
  • If mine is sad, I shall but look the gayer for the contrast.
  • Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • (b) In what ways should soup accompaniments be a contrast to the soup?
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Imagine what a contrast it would be to anything that she has ever seen!
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • What a contrast did the little village of Nant present to Le Vigan!
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • And the early bedtime and the early morning and the long, long day—what a contrast to this!
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Perhaps more may be done by contrast than by direct description.
  • Extract from : « The Old Apple Dealer (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The utter loneliness behind him and ahead of him appalled him in its contrast to this.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The English lady was pinchbeck by contrast with all about her.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • My estate that morning had been that of a king, of a god, in contrast to this present wretchedness.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Contrast the construction of bebeorgan a few lines below (l. 1759), where the dat.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown

Synonyms for contrast

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