DIRECT CONTRAST Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase direct contrast. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DIRECT CONTRAST
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| antithesis | nounn | |||||||
noun • exact opposite • the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | ||||||||
| contradiction | nounn | |||||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||||
| difference | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unlike or dissimilar • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • a disagreement or argument about something important • a significant change • the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | ||||||||
| disparity | nounn | |||||||
noun • inequality or difference in some respect | ||||||||
| dissimilarity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being dissimilar | ||||||||
| divergence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of moving away in different direction from a common point • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • an infinite series that has no limit • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | ||||||||
| incongruity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate | ||||||||
| opposite | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem noun • a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other • a relation of direct opposition • a contestant that you are matched against • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adverb • directly facing each other adjective satellite • being directly across from each other; facing • moving or facing away from each other • the other one of a complementary pair • altogether different in nature or quality or significance • characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | ||||||||
| variance | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that departs from expectations • discord that splits a group • the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • the quality of being subject to variation • an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation) • an activity that varies from a norm or standard | ||||||||
| variation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change • an activity that varies from a norm or standard • a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished • something a little different from others of the same type • an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard • the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north • the process of varying or being varied • (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration • (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure • the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard | ||||||||
| contrast | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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) verb • put in opposition to show or emphasize differences • to show differences when compared; be different | ||||||||
