100 Phrases to Use Instead of “In contrast”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	against that backdrop	showing a different comparison point
2.	all the same	despite that; nevertheless
3.	as opposed to	in direct comparison with
4.	at the other extreme	showing the opposite end
5.	be that as it may	despite that; anyway
6.	by comparison	when compared with another
7.	by contrast	showing a clear difference
8.	by way of contrast	to highlight differences
9.	compared to that	when measured against that
10.	compared with that	when measured against that
11.	counter to that	opposed to what was said
12.	despite that	in spite of that
13.	different from that	not the same as that
14.	even so	despite what was said
15.	even still	despite that; nevertheless
16.	even then	despite that time
17.	even though	despite the fact that
18.	far from it	emphatically not that way
19.	for all that	despite what was said
20.	from a different angle	from another viewpoint
21.	from another angle	from a different viewpoint
22.	having said that	despite what was just stated
23.	in a different light	from another perspective
24.	in absolute contrast	showing total difference
25.	in another respect	in a different regard
26.	in clear contrast	showing an obvious difference
27.	in comparison	when compared with something else
28.	in complete contrast	showing complete difference
29.	in contradistinction	as a clear distinction
30.	in contrastive terms	from a contrasting viewpoint
31.	in direct contrast	showing an immediate difference
32.	in distinct contrast	showing a clear difference
33.	in dramatic contrast	showing an extreme difference
34.	in glaring contrast	showing an obvious difference
35.	in great contrast	showing a large difference
36.	in juxtaposition	placed together to compare
37.	in marked contrast	showing a noticeable difference
38.	in meaningful contrast	showing an important difference
39.	in notable contrast	showing a significant difference
40.	in obvious contrast	showing an evident difference
41.	in opposition	in a contrasting position
42.	in other respects	in different ways
43.	in plain contrast	showing an obvious difference
44.	in real contrast	showing a genuine difference
45.	in relative terms	when compared proportionally
46.	in reverse	in the opposite direction
47.	in sharp contrast	showing a clear difference
48.	in significant contrast	showing an important difference
49.	in simple contrast	showing a basic difference
50.	in spite of that	despite what happened
51.	in stark contrast	showing a strong difference
52.	in striking contrast	showing a dramatic difference
53.	in strong contrast	showing a big difference
54.	in telling contrast	revealing a meaningful difference
55.	in that respect	regarding that point
56.	in the opposite case	in the reverse situation
57.	in the reverse case	in the opposite situation
58.	in this respect	regarding this point
59.	in total contrast	showing complete difference
60.	in vivid contrast	showing a striking difference
61.	juxtaposed with	placed beside to compare
62.	Keenly different	emphasizes a strong difference
63.	Keeping that in mind	introduces a differing point
64.	Lest we forget	flags a counterpoint to consider
65.	looked at differently	considered in another way
66.	measured against that	compared to a standard
67.	More to the point	shifts to a different emphasis
68.	Much like the reverse	highlights an opposite pattern
69.	next to that	when placed beside that
70.	Not so	rejects the previous idea
71.	on the contrary	introducing an opposite claim
72.	On the flip side	introduces the opposite perspective
73.	on the other hand	introducing an opposing point
74.	opposite to that	directly against that
75.	Over against that	sets up an opposing comparison
76.	put differently	said another way
77.	quite the opposite	the reverse is true
78.	Quite unlike that	emphasizes dissimilarity
79.	rather than	instead of; not as
80.	said differently	expressed another way
81.	seen differently	viewed in another way
82.	set against that	compared directly with that
83.	side by side	in direct comparison
84.	stacked up against	compared directly with
85.	that said	despite what was just stated
86.	then again	introducing a counterpoint
87.	to put it differently	to say it another way
88.	to say it differently	to express it another way
89.	to say the opposite	to state the reverse
90.	to the contrary	stating the opposite
91.	Unlike that	shows a difference from that
92.	Unlike this	shows a difference from this
93.	Unlike those	shows a difference from those
94.	Unlike what came before	signals a different situation
95.	Versus that	sets one thing against another
96.	viewed differently	seen in another way
97.	when compared	in comparison to something
98.	when set against	when compared side by side
99.	With that said	introduces a contrasting point
100.	You could also argue	offers a contrasting viewpoint