Vocabulary
Contrast
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association
Urdu meaning
اس کے برعکس، فرق دیکھنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The contrast could not have been sharper during UNGA`s high-level week.
- By contrast, smaller districts in interior Sindh surpassed 80pc, helped by local leaders who urged families to participate.
- In contrast, Pakistan struggles with weak human capital.
- In contrast, the masterminds behind Jan 8, who copied the US example after failing to arrange a military coup, are in the dock.
- In Eurasia, by contrast, the Shanghai club has got a new spring in its march since China hosted a landmark summit followed by an earthshaking display of preparedness for war should one ever be imposed.
Synonyms
difference, dissimilarity, disparity, dissimilitude,
Antonyms
similarity, resemblance
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
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- This section is curated for students preparing for competitive exams and editorial reading. Entries are compact, often include Urdu glosses, and are paired with in-context lines from editorials when we have them.
