contrast
verb (used with object)
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of.
contrastingly
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a word derived from
contrast.
Example Sentences
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But, contrastingly, none have scored fewer than the 35 they have managed from the hour mark to full-time.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
It increased nearly everywhere throughout the central coast, contrastingly, gaining an estimated 56 percent of kelp forest coverage.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
For those of us who have watched a few too many Anthony Bourdain series in our time, it's easy to get carried away with our own contrastingly adventurous self-image.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2023
We observe Young-ho’s deferential if detached attitude toward his parents, with whom he never shares a solitary moment, and also Ju-won’s contrastingly closer relationship with her mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
The same poet's "Western Wind" is given a setting contrastingly dainty and serene.
