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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 contrasting
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Solid colorways can be mixed and matched, while contrasting edge-trim ensures these never fall flat on your tablescape.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
The 2025 versions have much more contrasting offensive styles.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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
After all, the moody duet features the gorgeously contrasting tones of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon with Swift's more delicate vocals as the two portray exes who are parsing what went wrong in their relationship.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Waltman hand-carves each of her patterns and uses slip and ash glaze to add contrasting tones.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Invite someone from marketing, IT or finance to your team meeting to gain their perspective and leverage their contrasting and complementary strengths.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The 1986 film also included accounts by former conscripts who had been forced to participate in the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, making clear the hopelessness and brutality of the war, starkly contrasting with the Kremlin’s version of a war of progress and purpose.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
The sleeveless maxidress was crafted with a material akin to a thick fishnet and designed with contrasting firm and see-through fabric throughout.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
That’s three touchdowns that unfolded in contrasting ways but fit the theme.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
The band’s name has long embodied the group’s nimble balancing act of being rooted in and familiar with bluegrass traditions while also using it as a launching pad for exploring other, often contrasting, musical styles.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The juxtaposition of the two composers — one Baroque, one from the 20th century — allowed for serendipitous dialogue between the contrasting styles.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Instead, Lovato and Horan chose to edge up the look, swapping the demure beige for a contrasting black bra, briefs, and semi-sheer tights.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
All colors—black, green, pink, pistachio, red, blue, and white—have the wide lines running down the sides in contrasting colors.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Tyla’s bold look wholly centered her jacket, featuring shells with a shine of muted golds and silver throughout to accentuate the style and add contrasting tones to the overall look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Solid colorways can be mixed and matched, while contrasting edge-trim ensures these never fall flat on your tablescape.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
The 2025 versions have much more contrasting offensive styles.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
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
After all, the moody duet features the gorgeously contrasting tones of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon with Swift's more delicate vocals as the two portray exes who are parsing what went wrong in their relationship.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Waltman hand-carves each of her patterns and uses slip and ash glaze to add contrasting tones.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Invite someone from marketing, IT or finance to your team meeting to gain their perspective and leverage their contrasting and complementary strengths.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Hiroshige’s dramatic composition contrasting nature and civilization creates a sense of movement and immediacy, and sends a shiver down the viewer’s spine—a feeling that García Sánchez also tried to capture.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The 1986 film also included accounts by former conscripts who had been forced to participate in the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, making clear the hopelessness and brutality of the war, starkly contrasting with the Kremlin’s version of a war of progress and purpose.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
The sleeveless maxidress was crafted with a material akin to a thick fishnet and designed with contrasting firm and see-through fabric throughout.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
That’s three touchdowns that unfolded in contrasting ways but fit the theme.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
The band’s name has long embodied the group’s nimble balancing act of being rooted in and familiar with bluegrass traditions while also using it as a launching pad for exploring other, often contrasting, musical styles.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The juxtaposition of the two composers — one Baroque, one from the 20th century — allowed for serendipitous dialogue between the contrasting styles.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Instead, Lovato and Horan chose to edge up the look, swapping the demure beige for a contrasting black bra, briefs, and semi-sheer tights.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
All colors—black, green, pink, pistachio, red, blue, and white—have the wide lines running down the sides in contrasting colors.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrasting
Adjective
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The characters are all different, but the contrast in personalities was similar.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Lee made a video about the clear-shoe trend, adopted by the likes of Simone Rocha and Loewe for spring 2026; Loewe layered socks of different colors with transparent kitten heels.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said last week that issuing a joint statement strongly endorsing free trade would be unlikely because of differing positions among APEC members.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Darwin observed this phenomenon while working in the Galápagos in 1835, noticing for example that finches had varying beak shapes suited to their food sources found on the differing islands.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wall Street’s disparate reactions to the companies’ quarterly report cards show the market’s growing impatience to see tangible results from hefty AI investments.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Others are simply great at corralling disparate ingredients into a unified meal.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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Though D’Angelo only released three albums in his lifetime, his beloved 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, followed by 2000’s Voodoo and 2014’s Black Messiah, Hill wrote that the singer’s aching vulnerability and incomparable passion moved, and inspired, the culture.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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Alice In Chains’ Mike Inez and Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, all reflecting on Ozzy’s incomparable musical impact.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Contrasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasting. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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