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Meanings of contrastive in English

Of words so related that one contrasts with the other.

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Strikingly different; tending to contrast.

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Examples for "incompatible"
Examples for "incompatible"
1
The incompatible member of the family-theone James wasn't able to control.
The notorious scoundrel
2
A similar number recommended seats that were incompatible with the tester's car.
The Guardian
3
The bank's new strategy shows the two goals may have been incompatible.
Reuters
4
This is incompatible with the political universalisation of a secularist world view.
The Irish Times
5
Property is incompatible with political and civil equality; then property is impossible.
What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of ...

Contrastive.

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Usage of contrastive in English
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Consequently, the frequent close-ups achieve little contrastive effect vis a vis the other long or wide shots.
Reuters
2
The reason for this repetition is that there are different and contrastive understandings of each of the terms.
Is Human Nature Obsolete?
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The smaller Christmas productions in Dublin suburbs and arts centres around the country offer a contrastive experience to the big glitzy Christmas pantomimes.
The Irish Times
Contrastive through the time