COUNTERPOINT Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of counterpoint Comer is the perfect counterpoint, a reinvention of a character who was said to be truly horrific in past versions, but here is a woman of great understanding and wisdom nursing Robin Hood back from the brink and giving him an end moment of grace. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 June 2026 The shallow Ethiopian gambella canoe basket makes a particularly good dining or coffee table centerpiece, especially as a counterpoint to glass or glossy surfaces that need grounding. —

Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026 The counterpoint, of course, is that readers deserve better and always have. —

Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 The same floor houses Mimi Kakushi and a private pool reserved for members and hotel guests, creating a quieter counterpoint to the energy of the main resort pool below. —

David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterpoint

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Noun

The contrast between bright snowfields and deep shadows has always pushed displays to their limits, but on the G6, viewers can finally see the deep, rich blacks that the filmmakers originally intended.

— Nam Sunwoo, Variety, 19 June 2026
The Sox are 24-12 at home, in contrast to their recent road woes.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026