Another word for contrast could be difference, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, dissimilitude, differentiation, divergence, opposition, unlikeness, contradiction, contradistinction, variance, variation, comparison, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, distance, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, foil, incongruity, otherness, contrariety, polarity, adverse, contraposition, converse, gap, heterogeneity, incompatibility, incongruousness, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, oppositeness, and reverse.
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