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oppositeness
[op-uh-zit, -sit] 
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contrast
[v. kuhn-trast, kon-trast; n. kon-trast]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, converse, differentiation, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil, heterogeneity, incompatibility, incongruousness, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, oppositeness, opposition, reverse, unlikeness, variance, variation |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
| Antonyms: | agreement, conformity, copy, equality, facsimile, homogeneousness, likeness, similarity, uniformity, unity |
| Main Entry: | contraposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposition |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, contrariety, contrariness, contrast, oppositeness, polarity |
| Main Entry: | contrariety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposition |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariness, contrast, oppositeness, polarity |
| Main Entry: | contrariness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposition |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, contrast, oppositeness, polarity |
| Main Entry: | counterpoint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contrast |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, differentiation, disagreement, inverse, oppositeness, opposition |
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| Main Entry: | contraposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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adverse, antagonistic, antipodean, antithalian, antithetical, apotropaic, as opposite as black and white, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as the poles, at cross purposes, bottom upwards, conflicting, contraconscientious, contradictory, contranitent, contrapletal, contrariant, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, contrasty, contre-coeur, converse, counter, counteracting, countervailing, dead against, diametrically opposite, differing, hostile, hyperion to a satyr, inconsistent, inside out, inverse, inverted, just the other way, keel upwards, negative, no such thing, not to be thought of, obverted, on one's head, opposed, opposing, opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, reactionary, recalcitrant, repercussive, retroactive, retrorse, reverse, reverting, revulsive, rovescio, supine, topheavy, topsy-turvy, upside down, withershins, wrong side out, wrong side up
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| Concept: | [Noncoincidence.] Contrariety. |
| Category: | 1. ABSOLUTE RELATION; RELATIONS |
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-nouns
contrariety, contrast, foil, antithesis, oppositeness; contradiction; antagonism (opposition); clashing, repugnance., inversion; the opposite, the reverse, the inverse, the converse, the antipodes, the antithesis, the other extreme.
-verbs
be contrary; contrast with, oppose; differ toto coelo., invert, reverse, turn the tables; turn topsy-turvy, turn end for end, turn upside down, turn inside out., contradict, contravene; antagonize. [more].
-adjectives
contrary, contrarious, contrariant; opposite, counter, dead against; converse, reverse; opposed, antithetical, contrasted, antipodean, antagonistic, opposing; conflicting, inconsistent, contradictory, at cross purposes; negative; hostile., differing toto coelo; diametrically opposite; diametrically opposed; as opposite as black and white, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as the poles; as different as night and day; " Hyperion to a satyr" [Hamlet]; quite the contrary, quite the reverse; no such thing, just the other way, tout au contraire.
-adverbs
contrarily; contra, contrariwise, per contra, on the contrary, nay rather; vice versa; on the other hand (in compensation).
-phrases
"all concord's born of contraries" [B. Jonson]. "Thesis, antithesis, synthesis" [Marx]
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| Antonyms: | identity |
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| Concept: | Contraposition. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; special |
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contraposition, opposition; polarity; inversion; opposite side; reverse, inverse; counterpart; antipodes; opposite poles, North and South., antonym, opposite (contrariety).
-verbs
be opposite; subtend.
-adjectives
opposite; reverse, inverse; converse, antipodal, subcontrary; fronting, facing, diametrically opposite, diametrically opposed., Northern, septentrional, Boreal, arctic; Southern, Austral, Antarctic.
-adverbs
over, over the way, over against; against; face to face, vis-a-vis; as poles asunder.
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