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contrasting

adjective more contrasting · most contrasting

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

Opposite: identical

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of contrast

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Closest in meaning: contrastive, different, opposite, contradictory, opposing, opposed, differing, conflicting, diverging, competing, mixed, varying, comparing, divergent, disparate, distinct

adjective

Opposite: identical

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adj set in opposition

Españolcontrastante
日本語対照的な taishōteki na
Portuguêscontrastante
Italianocontrastante

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@misc{contrasting_2026,
  title = {contrasting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contrasting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}