English-Swedish translations for contradistinction

• motsats en
  I motsats till Lissabonstrategin behöver vi mod och konsekvens i genomförandet av Europa 2020.In contradistinction to the Lisbon strategy, we need boldness and consistency in the implementation of Europe 2020.
  Jag anser att vi, som flygpassagerare, och i motsats till passagerare på båtar, i bilar och på järnvägar inte bör vara tvungna att betala för denna form av säkerhet.I think that we, as airline passengers, and in contradistinction to the passengers of ships, cars and railways, should not have to pay for this kind of security.

Definition of contradistinction

• Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined
• The quality of being contradistinctive

Examples

• We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food.

Related words

• contradictory
• contradiction
• contradict
• self-contradictory
• contradictoriness
• contradictorily
• autocontradictory
• contradiction in terms
• contradictory (to the original) newer statement