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contour

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of contour

a line that traces the outer limits of an object or surface

a car with flowing contours

Synonyms of contour

figure, outline, silhouette

Words Related to contour

delineation, sketch

profile, skyline

cast, configuration, conformation, form, geometry, shape

framework, skeleton

Synonym Discussion of contour

outline, contour, profile, silhouette mean the line that bounds and gives form to something. outline applies to a line marking the outer limits or edges of a body or mass.

- traced the outline of his hand

contour stresses the quality of an outline or a bounding surface as being smooth, jagged, curving, or sharply angled.

- a car with flowing contours

profile suggests a varied and sharply defined outline against a lighter background.

- a portrait of her face in profile

silhouette suggests a shape especially of a head or figure with all detail blacked out in shadow leaving only the outline clearly defined.

- photograph in silhouette against a bright sky

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