Overview of verb contrast

The verb contrast has 2 senses

• contrast -- (put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student")


• contrast, counterpoint -- (to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities")

Overview of adj contrasting

The adj contrasting has 1 sense

• contrasting, contrastive -- (strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors")