as in contrast
something or someone that is different from another especially in a pleasing way
The warm color palette of the furniture is the perfect counterpoint to the cool walls. The acidity of the sauce works in counterpoint to the richness of the dish.
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Recent Examples of counterpoint
Warm tones in the primary bedroom of this coastal home are a counterpoint to the cool whites that predominate.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
Matthews and Marner would be a formidable counterpoint for Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Coalescing capacity-building efforts, allowed to fully manifest, could provide alternatives for businesses looking to diversify away from Asia—even provide a counterpoint to China’s massive manufacturing engine.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
And there exists a counterpoint to the securities lawsuits too.
—Karen R. King, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
Matthews and Marner would be a formidable counterpoint for Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Coalescing capacity-building efforts, allowed to fully manifest, could provide alternatives for businesses looking to diversify away from Asia—even provide a counterpoint to China’s massive manufacturing engine.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
And there exists a counterpoint to the securities lawsuits too.
—Karen R. King, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpoint
Noun
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The colorways also offer three levels of maximalism: pebble being the most subtle, and the blue or coral make for increasing intervals of depth and contrast.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
25 May 2025
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Rihanna, by contrast, emerged as their modernized little sister who was young, polished, and strategically backed and ready to channel this island swag through the lens of a rising global pop star.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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If, at any time, the number of justices in active service drops below nine, whether due to death, resignation, or recusal, a justice from those with senior status would be randomly selected to serve temporarily on the Court to maintain its full complement.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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An upstairs doctor’s office will be staffed by a full complement of neurological specialists.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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“Counterpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpoint. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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