COUNTERPOSE Synonyms

• the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

• the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

• 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)

• put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

• to show differences when compared; be different

• act in opposition to

• oppose or check by a counteraction

• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• a weight that balances another weight

• equality of distribution

• a compensating equivalent

• adjust for

• contrast with equal weight or force

• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

• place side by side

• be in contradiction with

• deny the truth of

• prove negative; show to be false

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• a compensating equivalent

• a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

• a natural consequence of development

• a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

• structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

• compensate for or counterbalance

• make up for

• cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

• create an offset in

• produce by offset printing

• be against; express opposition to

• fight against or resist strongly

• contrast with equal weight or force

• set into opposition or rivalry

• act against or in opposition to

• be resistant to

• a weight that balances another weight

• constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

• a weight that balances another weight

• constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to