Contrast and Discretion

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Contrast noun - The quality or state of being different.

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Discretion and contrast are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discretion" instead a noun "Contrast".

Discretion noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.

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Contrast and discretion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrast" instead a noun "Discretion".

nice	nice contrast	nice discretion
similar	similar contrast	similar discretion
total	total contrast	total discretion
actual	actual contrast	actual discretion
Other adjectives: extreme, strange.

In direct contrast to Wu's discretion, his counterpart Lee simply uses hastily constructed and very public pyres.

Source: Series / Deadwood
By contrast, a female officer gets a discretion shot.

Source: Men Are the Expendable Gender
Compare and contrast Gory Discretion Shot, which may overlap with this, and Designated Villain, where the "villain" doesn't actually do anything truly bad, either on-screen or off.

Source: Offstage Villainy

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