contrasting

1. 1.

   strikingly different; tending to contrast

   “contrasting (or contrastive) colors”

   Synonymscontrastive

   Similardifferent

Questions about contrasting

What does contrasting mean?

contrasting means "strikingly different; tending to contrast".

How many syllables are in contrasting?

contrasting has 3 syllables: con-tras-ting. The stress falls on "tras". In IPA it is /kənˈtɹæstɪŋ/.

What is another word for contrasting?

Close synonyms include contrastive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is contrasting a common word?

contrasting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.