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contrasting

contrasting adjective: set in opposition; markedly different. Also the present participle and gerund of contrast.

Adjective

contrasting (comparative more contrasting, superlative most contrasting)

  1. Set in opposition; markedly different.
    • George W. Bush and John Kerry had contrasting debating styles.

Also used as

contrasting is also the present participle and gerund of contrast.

Antonyms of contrasting

Forms of contrasting

comparativemore contrasting
superlativemost contrasting

Origin of contrasting

From contrast + -ing.

Words formed from contrasting

Phrases with contrasting

Questions about contrasting

What does contrasting mean?
Contrasting means set in opposition; markedly different.
What part of speech is contrasting?
Contrasting is an adjective.

Words near contrasting in the dictionary

  1. contrastimulant
  2. contrastimulants
  3. contrastimulation
  4. contrastimuli
  5. contrastimulus
  6. contrasting
  7. contrastingly
  8. contrastive
  9. contrastive linguistics
  10. contrastively
  11. contrastiveness

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