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- [kuh n-tras-tiv]
- /kənˈtræs tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-tras-tiv]
- /kənˈtræs tɪv/
Definitions of contrastive word
- adjective contrastive tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors. 1
- adjective contrastive studying or exhibiting the congruences and differences between two languages or dialects without reference to their origins: contrastive linguistics. 1
- abbreviation CONTRASTIVE Contrasting. 1
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Origin of contrastive
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; contrast + -ive
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Parts of speech for Contrastive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contrastive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
contrastive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contrastive
adj contrastive
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- relative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- correlative — If one thing is a correlative of another, the first thing is caused by the second thing, or occurs together with it.
- approaching — coming closer in time
adjective contrastive
- changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
- colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
- contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
Antonyms for contrastive
adj contrastive
- dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
- unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- unequal — not equal; not of the same quantity, quality, value, rank, ability, etc.: People are unequal in their capacities.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
Top questions with contrastive
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