stark contrast
Night and day
A stark contrast is a sharp, unmistakable difference between two things.
Stark emphasizes how complete or extreme the contrast is—nothing subtle or gradual about it: The poverty of the slums stood in stark contrast to the gleaming downtown towers.
The phrase appears frequently in writing that compares opposing conditions, policies, or outcomes.
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- boldCourageous and daring
glaring · harsh · juxtaposition · difference · clear cut · opposite · polar opposites · black and white · light and shadow · day and night · divide · polarity · disparity · apples and oranges · oil and water · chiaroscuro · highlight · relief
- ExpressionismEdvard Munch, The Scream, Der Blaue Reiter, German Expressionism, woodcuts
- contrastblack and white, light and dark, warm and cool, complementary colors, brightness
- avant-gardeDada, Dadaism, Futurism, Constructivism, Cabaret Voltaire
- De StijlPiet Mondrian, Mondrian, primary colors, black lines, Utrecht
stark contrastsimilarity
State of being alike
sameness · uniformity · equivalence · homogeneity · parity
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