contradistinction

noun

con·​tra·​dis·​tinc·​tion ˌkän-trə-di-ˈstiŋ(k)-shən 

: distinction by means of contrast

painting in contradistinction to sculpture

contradistinctive

ˌkän-trə-di-ˈstiŋ(k)-tiv 

adjective

contradistinctively adverb

Examples of contradistinction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is in contradistinction to the comic book version, created by writer Peter Hogan and artist Steve Parkhouse. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for contradistinction

• distinction
• extinction
• tinction