Contrastive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈtɹɑː.stɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Contrastive is an adjective meaning Contrasting: tending to contrast; being in contrast.
Meaning
Contrasting: tending to contrast; being in contrast.
Example Sentences
Vowel length is contrastive.
Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton.
This thesis is an attempt to apply the theory of transformational grammar to the Japanese language. […] Comparison of the structure of Japanese and English is also our concern, whenever possible, and it is seen that the transformational theory is helpful in such contrastive studies.
Synonyms for contrastive
Depending on context, synonyms include different, contrasting, incompatible, disjunctive, antonymous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contrasting, antonymous, different, disjunctive, incompatible, contradistinctive.
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