Noun

• S: (n) contrast (contrast%1:24:00::), direct contrast (direct_contrast%1:24:00::) (the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared) "in contrast to"; "by contrast"
• S: (n) contrast (contrast%1:04:00::) (the act of distinguishing by comparing differences)
• S: (n) line (line%1:09:00::), dividing line (dividing_line%1:09:00::), demarcation (demarcation%1:09:00::), contrast (contrast%1:09:01::) (a conceptual separation or distinction) "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
• S: (n) contrast (contrast%1:09:00::) (the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors)
• S: (n) contrast (contrast%1:07:00::) (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))
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) contrast (contrast%2:31:00::) (put in opposition to show or emphasize differences) "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
• S: (v) contrast (contrast%2:42:00::), counterpoint (counterpoint%2:42:00::) (to show differences when compared; be different) "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"