COUNTERPOINT Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

counterpoint

noun

Definition of counterpoint

as in contrast

something or someone that is different from another especially in a pleasing way The warm color palette of the furniture is the perfect counterpoint to the cool walls. The acidity of the sauce works in counterpoint to the richness of the dish.

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Recent Examples of counterpoint The setting was the BRICS summit – an annual meeting of developing nations and emerging economies, set up in 2009 as a counterpoint to the West. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026 David Sacks, former tech investor and White House AI and crypto czar, has an excellent counterpoint that could explain the apparent duplicity of Dario's manifesto. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026 Basel Social Club, an adventurous initiative that has provided counterpoint programming to the spectacle of Art Basel week in Switzerland since 2022, will launch a Japanese edition for Art Week Tokyo in November. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 From ash trees on the Appalachian Trail to century-old elms in Vermont’s capital, emerging treatments and breeding programs offer a rare, hopeful counterpoint to widespread insect and disease damage. — Amanda Swinhart, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterpoint

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The sea hag in Widow’s Bay, by contrast, is a monstrous cross between Samara from The Ring, the entity from It Follows, and the lady in the bathtub from The Shining.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
The shoes are made from a black kid suede upper with a nude kid leather insole and a nude leather outsole that add a bit of contrast to the shoe.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026