Contrast
How words are described
| good | good contrast | good measure |
| particular | particular contrast | particular measure |
| direct | direct contrast | direct measure |
| effective | effective contrast | effective measure |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, large, extreme, great, main, deliberate, possible, further, radical, intentional, drastic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She only took a Cyanide Pill, in contrast to Hitler taking the pill and shooting himself for good measure, because she wanted her corpse to look attractive.
Source: Characters / Nazi Germany -
By contrast, her father, Gina's husband Joe, would frequently get his wife pregnant with very little effort, and had carried on a relationship with Alex as a contraceptive measure.
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When he meets Thomas (which is the typical unshortened version of "Tom", for good measure), he describes his contrast with George as "almost a good setup for a cartoon".
Source: Videogame / Deadly Premonition
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