Contrastive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of words so related that one contrasts with the other

strikingly different; tending to contrast

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛsəntˌeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒntɹastˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒntɹastˌɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛsəntˌeɪd/.

Examples

`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms
contrasting (or contrastive) colors
disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incompatible contrasting

Parts of Speech

adjective	of words so related that one contrasts with the other “`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms”
adjective	strikingly different; tending to contrast “contrasting (or contrastive) colors”
adjective	syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence “disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function”

Word Forms

contrast

verb

to show differences when compared; be different

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kontrastiv

von Wörtern, die so miteinander verbunden sind, dass eines vom anderen kontrastiert

🇫🇷French

contrastif

de mots si liés que l'un contraste avec l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

contrastivo

de palabras tan relacionadas que una contrasta con la otra

🇮🇹Italian

contrastivo

di parole così correlate che l'una contrasta con l'altra

🇳🇱Dutch

contrasterend

van woorden die zo verwant zijn dat de een met de ander contrasteert

🇵🇹Portuguese

contrastante

de palavras tão relacionadas que uma contrasta com a outra

🇷🇺Russian

контрастный

слов, настолько связанных между собой, что одно контрастирует с другим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परस्पर विरोधी

शब्द इतने संबंधित हैं कि एक दूसरे से भिन्न होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপরীত

শব্দের এমন সম্পর্ক যে একটি অন্যটির সাথে বৈপরীত্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறுபட்ட

ஒன்று மற்றொன்றுடன் முரண்படும் வகையில் தொடர்புடைய சொற்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విరుద్ధంగా

పదాలు ఒకదానితో మరొకటి విరుద్ధంగా ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोधाभासी

शब्दांचा इतका संबंध की एक दुसऱ्याशी विरोधाभास करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધાભાસી

શબ્દોના એટલા સંબંધિત છે કે એક બીજા સાથે વિરોધાભાસી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತ

ಪದಗಳು ಎಷ್ಟು ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿವೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಒಂದು ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈരുദ്ധ്യാത്മക

ഒന്ന് മറ്റൊന്നുമായി വ്യത്യസ്‌തമാകുന്ന തരത്തിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട വാക്കുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਪਰੀਤ

ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੰਨਾ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਪਰੀਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

متضاد

الفاظ کا اتنا تعلق ہے کہ ایک دوسرے سے متصادم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对比性的

词的相关性如此之高，以至于一个词与另一个词形成鲜明对比

🇯🇵Japanese

対照的な

互いに対照をなすほど関連性の高い単語のこと

🇰🇷Korean

대조

서로 연관되어 서로 대조되는 단어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tương phản

của các từ có liên quan đến mức cái này tương phản với cái kia

🇹🇭Thai

ตรงกันข้าม

ของคำที่เกี่ยวข้องกันมากจนคำหนึ่งขัดแย้งกับอีกคำหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kontrastif

kata-kata yang sangat terkait sehingga yang satu kontras dengan yang lain

🇲🇾Malay

kontrastif

perkataan yang sangat berkaitan sehingga satu berbeza dengan yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متناقض

من الكلمات المترابطة لدرجة أن أحدهما يتناقض مع الآخر

🇮🇷Persian

متضاد

کلماتی که به قدری مرتبط هستند که یکی با دیگری متضاد است

🇹🇷Turkish

karşılaştırmalı

biri diğeriyle çelişecek kadar birbiriyle ilişkili kelimelerin

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניגודיות

של מילים כל כך קשורות עד שאחת מנוגדת לשניה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'contrastive'?

The primary meaning of 'contrastive' is 'of words so related that one contrasts with the other'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'contrastive' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'contrastive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'contrastive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'contrastive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'contrastive' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'contrastive' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'contrastive' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'contrastive' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'contrastive' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'contrastive' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted