contrasting 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of contrastingnext
as in different

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contrasting

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verb

present participle of contrast
as in differing
to be unlike; to not be the same her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrasting
  1. different
  2. differing
  3. disparate
  4. incomparable
Adjective
  • Our values and interests are often very different from the modal Black American.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Both Plaza and Stella play Elliott at different ages but are able to meet when young Elliott (Stella) is on a shroom trip.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of different
Verb
  • Two state investigations are unfolding into the tragedy as employees, victims’ families and company owners offer differing accounts of the hour before floodwaters overtook the area.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The numbers represent differing migration patterns.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of differing
Adjective
  • For another, the sheer number of disparate state and local jurisdictions that would need to be manipulated makes any attempt to steal an election much harder.
    Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Israel has recently revived military operations in the northern Gaza Strip aimed at rooting out the disparate Hamas fighters looking to regroup.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of disparate
Adjective
  • That is not the case with the incomparable Vasa Museum.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Her text is an actual surreal fantasy with little to hang onto other than evocative images, which invites an incomparable tenor to enter into a vast range of psychic states through a vast range of music styles through a vast range of vocal techniques.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of incomparable
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