contrast

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  contrast 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  contrast 
 
  Sense  2 
  contrast,  counterpoint 
  =>  oppose,  counterbalance,  turn  the  scales 
  =>  conflict 
  =>  foil 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  contrast 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  contrast 
 
  Sense  2 
  contrast,  counterpoint 
  =>  oppose,  counterbalance,  turn  the  scales 
  =>  counterweight,  counterpoise,  counterpose 
  =>  conflict 
  =>  clash,  jar,  collide 
  =>  foil 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  contrast 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  contrast 
 
  3  senses  of  contrast 
 
  Sense  1 
  contrast 
  =>  distinguish,  separate,  differentiate,  secern,  secernate,  severalize,  tell  tell  apart 
 
  Sense  2 
  contrast,  counterpoint 
  =>  differ 
 
  Sense  3 
  contrast 
  =>  represent,  interpret 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  contrast 
 
  contrast  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  contrast 
 
  Sense  1 
  contrast 
  =>  distinguish,  separate,  differentiate,  secern,  secernate,  severalize,  tell  tell  apart 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  contrast,  counterpoint 
  =>  differ 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  contrast 
  =>  represent,  interpret 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  contrast 
  contrast 
  contrast  material 
  contrast  medium 
  direct  contrast 
 
  Overview  of  noun  contrast 
 
  The  noun  contrast  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  contrast,  direct  contrast  --  (the  opposition  or  dissimilarity  of  things  that  are  compared;  "in  contrast  to",  "by  contrast") 
  2.  (10)  contrast  --  (the  act  of  distinguishing  by  comparing  differences) 
  3.  (3)  line  dividing  line  demarcation,  contrast  --  (a  conceptual  separation  or  demarcation:  "there  is  a  narrow  line  between  sanity  and  insanity") 
  4.  (2)  contrast  --  (the  perceptual  effect  of  the  juxtaposition  of  very  different  colors) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  contrast 
 
  The  verb  contrast  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  contrast  --  (put  in  contrast) 
  2.  (3)  contrast,  counterpoint  --  (to  show  differences  when  compared;  be  different) 
  3.  (1)  contrast  --  (put  in  contrast) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  contrast 
  contrasting 
  contrastive 
  contrasty 
 
  Overview  of  noun  contrast 
 
  The  noun  contrast  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  contrast,  direct  contrast  --  (the  opposition  or  dissimilarity  of  things  that  are  compared;  "in  contrast  to",  "by  contrast") 
  2.  (10)  contrast  --  (the  act  of  distinguishing  by  comparing  differences) 
  3.  (3)  line  dividing  line  demarcation,  contrast  --  (a  conceptual  separation  or  demarcation:  "there  is  a  narrow  line  between  sanity  and  insanity") 
  4.  (2)  contrast  --  (the  perceptual  effect  of  the  juxtaposition  of  very  different  colors) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  contrast 
 
  The  verb  contrast  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  contrast  --  (put  in  contrast) 
  2.  (3)  contrast,  counterpoint  --  (to  show  differences  when  compared;  be  different) 
  3.  (1)  contrast  --  (put  in  contrast) 

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