The meaning of Contrasting

Contrasting – definition

adjective
Differing strikingly.
Usage examples:
A contrasting view

verb
Differ strikingly.
Usage examples:
His friend's success contrasted with his own failure
Synonims:
Differ from Be at variance with Be contrary to Conflict with Go against Be at odds with Be in opposition to Disagree with Clash with Set off Complement Scream at

adjective
Very different
Usage examples:
The sudden changes at the political top have spawned two contrasting interpretations.

Contrasting translation into English

Contrasting: translate from English into Chinese

对比

Contrasting: translate from English into Dutch

Contrasterend

Contrasting: translate from English into French

Contrastant

Contrasting: translate from English into German

Kontrastierend, Gegensätzlich, Entgegengesetzt

Contrasting: translate from English into Hindi

विषम

Contrasting: translate from English into Italian

Contrastante

Contrasting: translate from English into Korean

대조되는

Contrasting: translate from English into Russian

Контрастный

Contrasting: translate from English into Spanish

Contrastando

Word origin

late 17th century (as a term in fine art, in the sense ‘juxtapose so as to bring out differences in form and colour’): from French contraste (noun), contraster (verb), via Italian from mediev

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Contrasting – similar words

contrasted

verb
Differ strikingly.
Usage examples:
His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun
The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
Usage examples:
The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb
Past simple and past participle of contrast
Usage examples:
If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improv…

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contrast

noun
The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
Usage examples:
The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb
Differ strikingly.
Usage examples:
His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun
An easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things
Usage examples:
[ u ] she is quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister., [ c ] contrasts between manhattan’s r…

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Contrasting synonims

complement

noun
A thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality.
Usage examples:
Local ales provide the perfect complement to fine food

verb
Contribute extra features to (someone or something) in such a way as to improve or emphasize their qualities.
Usage examples:
A classic blazer complements a look that's smart or casual

verb
To help make something or someone more complete or effective
Usage examples:
She used photographs to complement the text of the news story., this ancient chinese therapy is par…

All meanings and translations of Complement

go against

phrasal verb
Resist

phrasal verb
To oppose or be in disagreement with something or someone
Usage examples:
What you’re asking me to do goes against everything i believe in., anytime they go against each oth…

All meanings and translations of Go against

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