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Definition: CONTRASTED |
CONTRASTEDImperative & past participle1. Of Contrast |
Date "CONTRASTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Contrariety | Adjective: contrary, contrarious, contrariant; opposite, counter, dead against; converse, reverse; opposed, antithetical, contrasted, antipodean, antagonistic, opposing; conflicting, inconsistent, contradictory, at cross purposes; negative; hostile. differing toto coelo; diametrically opposite; diametrically opposed; as opposite as black and white, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as the poles; as different as night and day; " Hyperion to a satyr"; quite the contrary, quite the reverse;no such thing, just the other way, tout au contraire. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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 | Contour buffer strips in Tama County changed the row pattern of the farming operation considerably, as the new contour pattern for the buffers contrasted with previous straighter farming lines. Credit: Tim McCabe. |  | The American and French Fashions Contrasted. / N. Orr. N.Y. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Spirit of '76: liberty, democracy, and peace, contrasted to Spirit of '37: communism, dictatorship, and war. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The diaphaneity of Babet contrasted with the meatiness of Gueulemer. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Democratic Republic of Congo | In addition, Kabila's pledges to democratize the government over time contrasted with the reality of banned political parties and increasingly centralized power. (references) |
Costa Rica | Until recently, the country's political system has contrasted sharply with many of its Central American neighbors; it has steadily developed and maintained democratic institutions and an orderly, constitutional scheme for government succession. (references) | |
Human Rights | Sri Lanka | Critics contrasted the prompt investigation of the Durraipa stadium graves with the slow investigation of the Chemmani mass graves. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Their present condition, contrasted with what they once were, makes a most powerful appeal to our sympathies. |
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| "CONTRASTED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 52.84% of the time. "CONTRASTED" is used about 388 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 52.84% | 205 | 21,272 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 39.18% | 152 | 25,494 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 7.47% | 29 | 64,444 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.52% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 388 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "CONTRASTED": contrasted drawing. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "CONTRASTED": well-contrasted. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
compare compare compared comparing contrast contrast contrasted contrasting neoclassicism romanticism | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "CONTRASTED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 对" (Contrast, Contrasting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kontrasttegning (contrasted drawing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | contrasttekening (contrasted drawing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kontrastipiirustus (contrasted drawing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tranché. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | setzte entgegen (subtended). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σχέδιο υψηλού βαθμού οπτικής αντίθεσης (contrasted drawing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | disegno contrastato (contrasted drawing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 대조하" (Collated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ontrastedcay в противоположность (as contrasted to, as contrasted with). (various references) dibujo contrastado (contrasted drawing). (various references) rita med kontrast (contrasted drawing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"CONTRASTED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: centrated, centrestand, centuriated, contraster, contrused. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CONTRASTED" (pronounced kuntra"stud) |
| 5 | -a" s t u d | blasted, fasted, lambasted, lasted, masted. |
| 4 | -s t u d | accosted, adjusted, arrested, assisted, attested, bested, blacklisted, boasted, boosted, breasted, busted, chested, coasted, coexisted, congested, consisted, contested, costed, crested, crusted, delisted, detested, digested, disgusted, disinterested, distrusted, divested, dusted, encrusted, enlisted, entrusted, exhausted, existed, feasted, fisted, flabbergasted, foisted, forecasted, forested, frosted, guested, gusted, harvested, hoisted, hosted, infested, ingested, insisted, interested, invested, listed, lusted, maladjusted, manifested, mistrusted, molested, nested, ousted, outlasted, pasted, persisted, posted, preexisted, protested, readjusted, rearrested, reinvested, requested, resisted, rested, retested, roasted, roosted, rusted, sandblasted, suggested, tasted, tested, tightfisted, toasted, trusted, twisted, unadjusted, unassisted, uncontested, uninterested, unlisted, unmolested, untested, vested, wasted, worsted, wrested. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bifurcated, bigoted, blanketed, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boated, bolted, booted, boycotted, budgeted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coated, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disintegrated, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, diverted, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrypted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fated, faulted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fitted, fixated, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, fomented, footed, footnoted, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hooted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lamented, laminated, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, malted, maltreated, mandated, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mitigated, moderated, modulated, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, outdated, outed, outfitted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, rerouted, resented, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, rocketed, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, taunted, tempted, terminated, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tilted, tinted, titillated, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, tufted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unmitigated, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-n-o-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: coattends. | |
-2 letters: ancestor, attorned, cartoned, coattend, contrast, detracts, enactors, endocast, endosarc, redcoats, tacnodes, transect. | |
-3 letters: acnodes, atoners, attends, attorns, candors, canters, cantors, carnets, cartons, coarsen, coasted, coaster, coaters, contest, contras, cordate, corneas, cornets, costard, costate, cottars, cotters, cratons, dancers, deacons, decants, descant, detract, docents, donates, dotters, enactor, narcose, natters, nectars, notated, notates, octanes. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-n-o-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: detractions. | |
+2 letters: consternated, translocated. | |
+3 letters: cotransported, counterstated, countertrades, documentarist, indoctrinates, privatdocents, subcontracted. | |
+4 letters: accreditations, counterstained, deconcentrates, decortications, decrepitations, documentarists, procrastinated, prognosticated, trisoctahedron. | |
+5 letters: contradictories, contraindicates, decontaminators, desertification, dictatorialness, trisoctahedrons. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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