| noun | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; , “in contrast to” |
| noun | the act of distinguishing by comparing differences |
| noun | a conceptual separation or distinction “there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity” |
| noun | the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors |
| noun | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) |
| verb | put in opposition to show or emphasize differences “The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student” |
| verb | to show differences when compared; be different “the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities” |
| contrast | verb | to show differences when compared; be different |
| demarcate | verb | separate clearly, as if by boundaries |
| contrasty | adjective | having sharp differences between black and white |
| contrast | noun | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; , |
| contrastive | adjective | strikingly different; tending to contrast |