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If one thing is a c_______ to another, it is very different from it.If one thing is a contrast to another, it is very different from it.
The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
...a country of great contrasts.
word contrast
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noun
A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
...the contrast between town and country.
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance.
Silk was used with wool for contrast.
If one thing is a contrast to another, it is very different from it.
The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
...a country of great contrasts.
Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting.
...a television with brighter colours, better contrast, and digital sound.
verb
If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things.
She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis.
Contrast that approach with what goes on in most organizations.
In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches.
If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it.
Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss.
Paint the wall in a contrasting colour.
inflections contrastscontrastingcontrasted
cefr-level B1

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