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contrastive
adjective(con-tras-tive)
of words so related that one contrasts with the other
Synonyms: incompatible,
Examples:
`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms.
contrastive
adjective(con-tras-tive)
strikingly different; tending to contrast
Synonyms: contrasting,
Examples:
Contrasting (or contrastive) colors.
contrastive
adjective(con-tras-tive)
syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence
Examples:
Disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function.

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