contrast
verb (used with object)
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of.
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None preferred, None felt distaste when better and worse Were uncontrastable: bless or curse What—in that uniform universe?
From Robert Browning: How to Know Him by Phelps, William Lyon