usage: put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
2. contrast, counterpoint, differ
usage: to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
Adjective
1. contrasting, contrastive, different (vs. same)
usage: strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"