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
However, using such top-down logic overlooks details and counterpoints.
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
By themselves, McFarland and Lloyd-Watson provide strong counterpoints to one another: the former building a pillowy harmonic foundation with his falsetto and the latter cutting through it with his soulful tenor.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
The film provides a counterpoint to that narrative.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024
But the winter cheer constantly proves an ironic counterpoint to all the darkness.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
By themselves, McFarland and Lloyd-Watson provide strong counterpoints to one another: the former building a pillowy harmonic foundation with his falsetto and the latter cutting through it with his soulful tenor.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
The film provides a counterpoint to that narrative.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024
But the winter cheer constantly proves an ironic counterpoint to all the darkness.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for counterpoint
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“Counterpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpoint. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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