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 texture leans icy, a fun contrast and a natural bridge to the smoother, mellower cardamom counterpoint alongside. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 These sessions also provide a useful counterpoint to claims that filmmaking is moving toward a single production model. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Crisp, white linens and white curtains are a striking counterpoint, with texture arriving in unfinished, stone support beams. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Despite not being produced by instruments as such, the sequences Stanton found playing in his ears were strangely musical; their arrangement, through its patterning, the dynamism of its counterpoint and dissonance, almost symphonic. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterpoint

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpoint

Noun

Abboud Saadi, by contrast, took full-time musicianship very seriously.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Locked chats, by contrast, remain saved and follow a user’s existing model-improvement setting.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026