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Dissimilar vs Contrasted - What's the difference?

dissimilar | contrasted | Related terms |

Dissimilar is a related term of contrasted.


As adjectives the difference between dissimilar and contrasted

is that dissimilar is not similar; unlike; different while contrasted is set in contrast (of two or more things).

As a verb contrasted is

(contrast).

dissimilar

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not similar; unlike; different

    • contrasted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (contrast)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Set in contrast (of two or more things).
  • Displaying or marked by contrast; contrasty.
  • *2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 272:
  • *:Brittany was one of France's most heavily contrasted regions.