Meaning & use

contrasting

adjective·Everyday

Clearly different from something else when compared side by side.

See it in a sentence

The designer chose contrasting colors to make the logo stand out.

The two witnesses gave contrasting accounts of what happened that night.

A note on using this word

Contrasting emphasizes a clear, often useful or striking difference, whereas different is more neutral and general.

Words with a similar meaning

differentopposingdissimilar

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Words with an opposite meaning

matchingsimilar

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