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| 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] |
| antistrophe |
the second stanza of any poem consisting of alternating stanzas in contrasting metrical form. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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] |
| oppose |
to set in contrasting position or relation; balance. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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] |
| versus |
as compared to; in contrast with; as an alternative to. [1/2 definitions] |
| whereas |
while in contrast. [1/3 definitions] |
| while |
and in contrast; whereas. [1/6 definitions] |
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