contrast

• "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"

• "be different"
• "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

Synonyms

• counterpointa musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies ; to show differences when compared; write in counterpoint

• "in contrast to"
• "by contrast"

Synonyms

• direct contrastthe opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

• "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"

Synonyms

• linebe in line with; cover the interior of; make a mark or lines on a surface; mark with lines; fill plentifully; reinforce with fabric; a formation of people or things one beside another; a mark that is long relative to its width; a formation of people or things one behind another; a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum ; a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power ; a connected series of events or actions or developments; a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent ; a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface; a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed ; a telephone connection ; acting in conformity; the descendants of one individual; something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; in games or sports; (often plural) a means of communication or access; a particular kind of product or merchandise; a commercial organization serving as a common carrier ; space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising ; the maximum credit that a customer is allowed ; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; a short personal letter; a conceptual separation or distinction; mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
• dividing linea conceptual separation or distinction
• demarcationthe boundary of a specific area ; a conceptual separation or distinction