contrasted

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adjective

Set in contrast (of two or more things).

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of contrast
adjectivecontrasted (comparative more contrasted, superlative most contrasted)

comparative more contrasted · superlative most contrasted

  1. Set in contrast (of two or more things).
  2. Displaying or marked by contrast; contrasty.

    Brittany was one of France's most heavily contrasted regions.

    2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 272

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contrariantcounteropposite

Origin

From contrast + -ed.

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Cite this entry
APA

contrasted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrasted

MLA

“contrasted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrasted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrasted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrasted.

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