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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
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traest
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| inflections: |
contrasts, contrasting, contrasted |
| definition 1: |
When you contrast two things, you talk about how they are different from each other.
When the teacher contrasted reptiles with amphibians, Nate could finally understand the difference.- synonyms:
- distinguish
- similar words:
- oppose
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| definition 2: |
When something contrasts with another thing, you can see that the two things are quite different.
Alan's room really contrasts with his brother's. His brother's room is very neat, and Alan's room is very messy!Yellow and brown are two colors that contrast a lot. Yellow is a light color, and brown is a dark color.- synonyms:
- differ, vary
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| related words: |
compare, disagree, vary |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
traest
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| definition: |
A contrast is a difference that you can see between things when you compare them.
There is a contrast between the book we're reading now and the book we just finished. The first book was very happy, and it was about animals. The book we're reading now is scary, and it's about robots. |
| related words: |
variety |
| derivations: |
contrastable (adj.), contrastably (adv.), contrastingly (adv.) |
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