From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English con‧tras‧ting /kənˈtrɑːstɪŋ $ -ˈtræs-/ AWL adjective two or more things that are contrasting are different from each other, especially in a way that is interesting or attractive a blue shirt with a contrasting collar Examples from the Corpus contras...

Definition of contrasting adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary very different in style, colour or attitude The book explores contrasting views of the poet's early work. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.