as in differed
to be unlike; to not be the same
her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday
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Recent Examples of contrasted
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Its light blue gingham plaid is made of cotton fabric, and the stocking is adorned with a mint green bow for a contrasted look.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Those fears contrasted with strong results earlier in the week from Wall Street heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, the report exceeded Wall Street expectations and contrasted noticeably with 2024, a year in which Hurricane Helene was cited as a negative financial factor.
—Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
The woman’s gray hair, her sunglasses, her sharp nose, her soft chin, and her utterly humorless expression contrasted with the almost cartoonish proportion of her political expression.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Glenn Close Glenn Close opted for a dramatic jumpsuit, wearing a shimmering look that was contrasted by her black opera gloves.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Growing up, Erica was well aware that her upbringing contrasted with those of her friends.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
The newest variant has a turquoise-blue lacquer dial, contrasted with black subdials.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Cuba’s leaders have pursued a slow, narrow and sometimes arbitrary path toward economic privatization – especially when contrasted with other officially communist countries in Asia.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
The neckline and bodice also featured contrasted fabric to the more muted emerald tone of the midi dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Its light blue gingham plaid is made of cotton fabric, and the stocking is adorned with a mint green bow for a contrasted look.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Her tour of the affected states contrasted with the response taken by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, when Hurricane Otis devastated Mexico’s Pacific Coast in 2023.
—Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Those fears contrasted with strong results earlier in the week from Wall Street heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Bank of America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, the report exceeded Wall Street expectations and contrasted noticeably with 2024, a year in which Hurricane Helene was cited as a negative financial factor.
—Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
The woman’s gray hair, her sunglasses, her sharp nose, her soft chin, and her utterly humorless expression contrasted with the almost cartoonish proportion of her political expression.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Glenn Close Glenn Close opted for a dramatic jumpsuit, wearing a shimmering look that was contrasted by her black opera gloves.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Growing up, Erica was well aware that her upbringing contrasted with those of her friends.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
The newest variant has a turquoise-blue lacquer dial, contrasted with black subdials.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Cuba’s leaders have pursued a slow, narrow and sometimes arbitrary path toward economic privatization – especially when contrasted with other officially communist countries in Asia.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrasted
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The world of Bronx Science—a selective public school of some three thousand students, many of them the children of working-class immigrants—differed dramatically from the affluent intellectual milieu of Mamdani’s childhood.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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His initial account of the June 2024 incident differed from hers in the recent countersuit.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The national soccer teams of Argentina and Venezuela enter their friendly match at Hard Rock Stadium on Friday night in starkly contrasting situations.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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With his irreverent attitude, Girbaud reinterpreted them by putting contrasting stitches on a back pocket and adding a metal piercing embellishment in the three dots that make for the lowkey logo marking Létrange’s offerings.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The research team also revealed that the robots can change their shape and gait to adapt to different terrains or to perform a variety of functions, such as gripping and lifting objects.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Oct. 2025
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Even then, Sitake and his former teammates were encouraged to speak freely in meetings, to suggest alternative schemes and to acknowledge ways to be different.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than viewing the insinuating and undeniably creepy Gacy as an inherent threat, Macmanus finds the tragedy in the disparate and desperate circumstances amid which Gacy might have represented an illusion of hope.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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The headwinds were enormous and came from disparate places.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Contrasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasted. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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