Contrasting
Contrasting adjective - Strikingly different; tending to contrast.
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Synonyms for Contrasting
Distinctive and contrasting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distinctive" instead an adjective "Contrasting".
Distinctive
Distinctive adjective - Being not of the same kind.
Contrasting and distinctive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrasting" instead an adjective "Distinctive".
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- individual and contrasting
- individual and distinctive
- distinguishing and contrasting
- distinguishing and distinctive
- separate and contrasting
- separate and distinctive
- distinct and contrasting
- distinct and distinctive
- distant and contrasting
- distant and distinctive
- unequal and contrasting
- unequal and distinctive
- divergent and contrasting
- divergent and distinctive
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The original Perry Mason series: In the episode "Envious Editor", the killer turns out to be actress Barbara Lawrence, portraying "Lori Stoner," made distinctive by a contrasting stripe in her hair.
Source: Skunk Stripe -
Used in heraldry for very pragmatic reasons - contrasting the "metals" gold (yellow) and silver (white) against the "colours" blue, red, black, green and purple makes for a very distinctive shape that can be recognized from far away.
Source: Color Contrast
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