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contrast
Overview of noun contrast
The noun contrast has 5 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 distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity")
4. (2) contrast -- (the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors)
5. contrast -- (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))
Overview of verb contrast
The verb contrast has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) contrast -- (put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student")
2. (3) contrast, counterpoint -- (to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun contrast
5 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast, direct contrast
=> opposition, oppositeness
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
contrast
=> comparison, comparing
=> examination, scrutiny
=> investigation, investigating
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
=> differentiation, distinction
=> discrimination, secernment
=> basic cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
contrast
=> visual perception, beholding, seeing
=> perception
=> basic cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
contrast
=> scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
=> extent
=> magnitude
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun contrast
1 of 5 senses of contrast
Sense 3
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
=> Rubicon, point of no return
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun contrast
5 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast, direct contrast
=> opposition, oppositeness
Sense 2
contrast
=> comparison, comparing
Sense 3
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
=> differentiation, distinction
Sense 4
contrast
=> visual perception, beholding, seeing
Sense 5
contrast
=> scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
Antonyms of noun contrast
Member Holonyms of noun contrast
Substance Holonyms of noun contrast
Part Holonyms of noun contrast
Member Meronyms of noun contrast
Substance Meronyms of noun contrast
Part Meronyms of noun contrast
Meronyms of noun contrast
Holonyms of noun contrast
Attributes of noun contrast
Derived Forms of noun contrast
4 of 5 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast, direct contrast
RELATED TO>(verb) contrast#2
=> contrast, counterpoint
RELATED TO>(verb) contrast#1
=> contrast
Sense 2
contrast
RELATED TO>(verb) contrast#2
=> contrast, counterpoint
RELATED TO>(verb) contrast#1
=> contrast
Sense 3
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
RELATED TO>(verb) contrast#2
=> contrast, counterpoint
RELATED TO>(verb) contrast#1
=> contrast
Sense 5
contrast
RELATED TO>(adj) contrasty#1
=> contrasty
Domain of noun contrast
1 of 5 senses of contrast
Sense 5
contrast
TOPIC>(noun) photography#1, picture taking#1
Domain Terms of noun contrast
Familiarity of noun contrast
contrast used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun contrast
5 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast, direct contrast
> opposition, oppositeness
=> antipode
=> antithesis
=> conflict
=> contrast, direct contrast
=> flip side
=> mutual opposition, polarity
=> gradable opposition
=> polarity, sign
=> ungradable opposition
=> contradictoriness
=> contradiction
=> contrary
=> contrariety
=> tertium quid
=> reverse, contrary, opposite
=> inverse, opposite
=> antagonism
Sense 2
contrast
> comparison, comparing
=> likening
=> analogy
=> collation
=> confrontation
=> contrast
Sense 3
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
> differentiation, distinction
=> contradistinction
=> line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
=> hairsplitting, word-splitting
Sense 4
contrast
> visual perception, beholding, seeing
=> contrast
=> face recognition
=> object recognition
=> visual space
=> fusion, optical fusion
Sense 5
contrast
> scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
=> approximate range, ballpark
=> confines
=> contrast
=> internationality, internationalism
=> latitude
=> horizon, view, purview
=> sweep, expanse
=> gamut
=> spectrum
=> palette, pallet
Meronyms of noun contrast
5 senses of contrast
Holonyms of noun contrast
Grep of noun contrast
contrast
contrast material
contrast medium
direct contrast
Antonyms of verb contrast
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb contrast
2 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast
=> distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
=> identify, place
=> determine, set
Sense 2
contrast, counterpoint
=> differ
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contrast
1 of 2 senses of contrast
Sense 2
contrast, counterpoint
=> oppose, counterbalance
=> conflict
=> foil
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb contrast
2 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast
=> distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
Sense 2
contrast, counterpoint
=> differ
'Cause To' of verb contrast
Derived Forms of verb contrast
2 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast
RELATED TO>(noun) contrast#1
=> contrast, direct contrast
RELATED TO>(noun) contrast#3
=> line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
RELATED TO>(noun) contrast#2
=> contrast
Sense 2
contrast, counterpoint
RELATED TO>(adj) contrastive#2
=> contrasting, contrastive
RELATED TO>(adj) contrastive#1
=> contrastive, incompatible
RELATED TO>(noun) contrast#1
=> contrast, direct contrast
RELATED TO>(noun) contrast#3
=> line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
RELATED TO>(noun) contrast#2
=> contrast
Domain of verb contrast
Domain Terms of verb contrast
Familiarity of verb contrast
contrast used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb contrast
2 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
contrast, counterpoint
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb contrast
2 senses of contrast
Sense 1
contrast
> distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
=> know
=> discriminate, know apart
=> label
=> label
=> sex
=> individualize, individualise
=> contrast
=> severalize, severalise
=> contradistinguish
=> decouple, dissociate
=> demarcate
=> discriminate, separate, single out
=> stratify
Sense 2
contrast, counterpoint
> differ
=> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
=> vary
=> contrast, counterpoint
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb contrast
Sense 1
contrast
=> distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
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Sense 2
contrast, counterpoint
=> differ
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Grep of verb contrast
contrast
Grep of adj contrast
contrasting
contrastive
contrasty
Grep of adv contrast
contrastingly
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