Synonyms of counterpoint

counterpoint

noun

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.

Related Words

• contrast
• complement
• foil
• correlate
• supplement
• negation
• inverse
• antithesis
• mirror image
• contrary
• converse
• opposite
• antonym
• counter
• obverse
• antipode
• reverse
• negative

Dissimilar Words

• synonym
• counterpart
• analogue
• copy
• duplicate
• replica
• carbon copy

Example Sentences

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