Thursday, January 19, 2012

What is the difference between antonyms and contrast?

i just need to know the differences for my homework!

thanks!

please answer asap!What is the difference between antonyms and contrast?
contrast:

To show differences when compared (i.e. long hair/ short hair)

antonyms:

A word having a meaning opposite to that of a different word (i.e. hot/cold, wet/dry)

hope this helps!
well when you contrast to different thingd your telling the differences between then. but antonyms are words that are oppisites, like light and dark. but you could contrast almost anything, like for example, if i contrast peanut butter and jelly then one contrastion is that one is brown and the other is either purple or red.



hope this helps you understand better.What is the difference between antonyms and contrast?
antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow.



contrast is to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.What is the difference between antonyms and contrast?
In terms of colours, a contrast could be between black and red or any other distinctly different colour and an antonym would be black and white, because two antonyms are meant to be the opposite of each other.

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