Definition of contrastive

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  • contrastive is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • contrastive is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • contrastive is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of contrastive

  • of words so related that one contrasts with the other (adjective)

    Examples

    1. `rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms

    Synonyms

    1. incompatible
  • strikingly different; tending to contrast (adjective)

    Examples

    1. contrasting (or contrastive) colors

    Synonyms

    1. contrasting
  • syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence (adjective)

    Examples

    1. disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function

See definition of contrastive in Merriam Webster