| adversative |
in grammar, indicating opposition or contrast. [1/2 definitions] |
| against |
in contrast with, esp. dark on light. [1/5 definitions] |
| anticlimax |
a disappointing period of descent or decline in contrast to a previous rise. [1/3 definitions] |
| antithesis |
a clear oppositeness; contrast. [1/2 definitions] |
| contradistinction |
distinction by contrast or difference. |
| contrastable |
combined form of contrast. |
| disjunctive |
in grammar, of or denoting a word or phrase that indicates opposition or alternatives, as "but," "or," and "in contrast to". [1/5 definitions] |
| foil2 |
someone or something that, by contrast, makes the distinctive characteristics of another more noticeable. [2/7 definitions] |
| however |
in spite of that; yet; but (used to point out the contrast between or opposition of ideas in a sentence or between adjacent sentences). [2/5 definitions] |
| irony |
contrast between expectation and outcome, or an event or situation that contains such contrast. [2/3 definitions] |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| phase-contrast microscope |
a microscope that uses the different phases of light from different parts of an observed object to produce an image with high contrast among its parts. |
| plenum |
the whole of space considered as full of matter, in contrast to a vacuum. [1/3 definitions] |
| positive |
in photography, showing light, shade, and color in their natural way, in contrast to their inversion in a negative. [1/13 definitions] |
| reflective |
characterized by or tending to meditation, esp. in contrast to abrupt action; thoughtful. [1/3 definitions] |
| relief2 |
prominence or distinctness resulting from contrast. [1/2 definitions] |
| set off |
to bring out positive characteristics of (something) by being a good contrast with it. [1/5 definitions] |
| shade |
darkness in a drawing, painting, or the like, used for contrast and created by linear markings or use of dark color. [2/16 definitions] |
| sharply |
in strong contrast. [1/3 definitions] |
| sonata |
a musical composition for one or more instruments, such as the piano or violin, usu. having several movements that contrast in tempo and mood. |
| underdeveloped |
of film, left in a developing solution for too short a time and thus lacking adequate contrast. [1/2 definitions] |