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con|trast ◆◇◇ (contrasts , contrasting , contrasted ) The noun is pronounced /kɒ ntrɑːst, -træst/. The verb is pronounced /kəntrɑː st, -træ st/. 1 N‑VAR A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them. □ [+ between ] …the contrast between town and country. □  The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance. □  Silk was used with wool for contrast.

2 PHRASE You say by contrast or in contrast , or in contrast to something, to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned. □  The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend. □  In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered. □  In contrast to similar services in France and Germany, Intercity rolling stock is very rarely idle.

3 PHRASE If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it. □  His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son.

4 N‑COUNT If one thing is a contrast to another, it is very different from it. □ [+ to ] The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room. □  …a country of great contrasts.

5 VERB If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things. □ [V n + with ] She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis. □ [V n] In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches.

6 VERB If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it. □ [V + with ] Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss. □ [V -ing] Paint the wall in a contrasting colour. [Also V ]

7 N‑UNCOUNT Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting. COLLOCATIONS contrast NOUN

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adjective + contrast : marked, sharp, stark, startling; dynamic

verb + contrast : offer, provide, show

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adjective + contrast : complete, total; interesting, refreshing VERB 6

contrast+ adverb : markedly, sharply, starkly, strikingly; unfavourably SYNONYMS contrast NOUN 1

difference:…the vast difference in size.

disparity:…the great disparity of wealth between rich and poor countries. VERB 5

differentiate:A child may not differentiate between his imagination and the real world.

distinguish:It is necessary to distinguish the policies of two successive governments.

contra|vene /kɒ ntrəviː n/ (contravenes , contravening , contravened ) VERB To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law or rule. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws. ●  contra|ven|tion /kɒ ntrəve nʃ ^ə n/ (contraventions ) N‑VAR [oft in N of n] □ [+ of ] The government has lent millions of pounds to banks in contravention of the laws.

con|tre|temps /kɒ ntrətɒm/ (contretemps ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] A contretemps is a small disagreement that is rather embarrassing. [LITERARY ] □ [+ with ] He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police.

con|trib|ute ◆◇◇ /kəntr I bjuːt/ (contributes , contributing , contributed )