noun

the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

the day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

difference,dissimilarity,disparity,dissimilitude,distinction,contradistinction,divergence,variance,variation,differentiation,contradiction,incongruity,opposition,polarity,unlikeness

verb

differ strikingly.

his friend’s success contrasted with his own failure

differ from,be at variance with,be contrary to,conflict with,go against,be at odds with,be in opposition to,disagree with,clash with,set off,complement,scream at