contrasting

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adjective

Set in opposition; markedly different.

“George W. Bush and John Kerry had contrasting debating styles.”

Similar
contrastivedifferent
Opposite
identical
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Meanings

adjectivecontrasting (comparative more contrasting, superlative most contrasting)

comparative more contrasting · superlative most contrasting

  1. Set in opposition; markedly different.

    George W. Bush and John Kerry had contrasting debating styles.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of contrast

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
identical

adjectivestrikingly different; tending to contrast

Similar
contrastivedifferent
Also see
contrastivedifferent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From contrast + -ing.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀντίθετος
  • ἀντίθετος (antíthetos)set in opposition
Esperanto kontrasta
  • kontrastaset in opposition
Italian contrastante
  • contrastanteset in opposition
Japanese 対照的な
  • 対照的な (taishōteki na)set in opposition
Portuguese contrastante
  • contrastanteset in opposition
Spanish contrastante
  • contrastanteset in opposition
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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