Contrasting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

to show differences when compared; be different

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹəʃˈɛndoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntɹˈastɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntɹˈastɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹəʃˈɛndoʊz/.

Examples

The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student
the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities
contrasting (or contrastive) colors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

counterpoint contrastive contrast

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	strikingly different; tending to contrast “contrasting (or contrastive) colors”

Word Forms

contrast	noun	the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; ,
contrastive	adjective	strikingly different; tending to contrast
contrast	verb	to show differences when compared; be different

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kontrastierend

in Opposition setzen, um Unterschiede aufzuzeigen oder hervorzuheben

🇫🇷French

contrastant

mettre en opposition pour montrer ou souligner des différences

🇪🇸Spanish

contrastando

poner en oposición para mostrar o enfatizar las diferencias

🇮🇹Italian

contrastante

mettere in opposizione per mostrare o enfatizzare le differenze

🇳🇱Dutch

contrasterend

in oppositie gezet om verschillen te laten zien of te benadrukken

🇵🇹Portuguese

contrastante

colocado em oposição para mostrar ou enfatizar diferenças

🇷🇺Russian

контрастирующий

противопоставить, чтобы показать или подчеркнуть различия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विषम

मतभेद दिखाने या ज़ोर देने के लिए विरोध करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপরীত

পার্থক্য দেখাতে বা জোর দেওয়ার বিরোধিতা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறுபட்ட

வேறுபாடுகளைக் காட்ட அல்லது வலியுறுத்த எதிர்ப்பில் வைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విరుద్ధంగా

వ్యత్యాసాలను చూపించడానికి లేదా నొక్కి చెప్పడానికి ప్రతిపక్షంలో ఉంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोधाभासी

मतभेद दर्शवण्यासाठी किंवा त्यावर जोर देण्यासाठी विरोध करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધાભાસી

મતભેદો દર્શાવવા અથવા તેના પર ભાર મૂકવાના વિરોધમાં મૂકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತ

ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಒತ್ತಿಹೇಳಲು ವಿರೋಧವನ್ನು ಇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈരുദ്ധ്യമുള്ളത്

വ്യത്യാസങ്ങൾ കാണിക്കുന്നതിനോ ഊന്നിപ്പറയുന്നതിനോ എതിർപ്പിൽ ഇടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਪਰੀਤ

ਅੰਤਰ ਦਿਖਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

متضاد

اختلافات کو ظاہر کرنے یا اس پر زور دینے کے لیے مخالفت میں ڈالیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对比

放在对立面以显示或强调差异

🇯🇵Japanese

対照的な

違いを示したり強調したりするために対立させる

🇰🇷Korean

대조

차이점을 보여주거나 강조하기 위해 반대말을 붙입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tương phản

đối lập để thể hiện hoặc nhấn mạnh sự khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ตัดกัน

ต่อต้านเพื่อแสดงหรือเน้นความแตกต่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kontras

berlawanan untuk menunjukkan atau menekankan perbedaan

🇲🇾Malay

kontras

meletakkan pembangkang untuk menunjukkan atau menekankan perbezaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتناقضة

وضعت في المعارضة لإظهار أو التأكيد على الاختلافات

🇮🇷Persian

متضاد

قرار دادن در مقابل برای نشان دادن یا تاکید بر تفاوت ها

🇹🇷Turkish

zıt

farklılıkları göstermek veya vurgulamak için karşıtlık koymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹגֵד

להעמיד באופוזיציה כדי להראות או להדגיש הבדלים

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