Synonyms: contrastive
Definition: syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence
Usage: disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function
Similar words: disjunctive
Definition: serving or tending to divide or separate
Synonyms: contrasting, contrastive
Definition: strikingly different; tending to contrast
Usage: contrasting (or contrastive) colors
Similar words: different
Definition: unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
Usage: took different approaches to the problem; came to a different conclusion; different parts of the country; on different sides of the issue; this meeting was different from the earlier one
Synonyms: contrastive, incompatible
Definition: of words so related that one contrasts with the other
Usage: `rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms
Similar words: antonymous
Definition: of words: having opposite meanings