Agreement and correspondence
… agrees with …
There is general or widespread agreement on or that …
… coincides with …
… corresponds to …
the or a correspondence between …
a corresponding …
Correspondingly, …
This shows that the correspondence or relationship between … and … is not necessarily a simple one.
… and … overlap
complementary
… and vice versa
Contrast
in contrast to …
… contrasts with …
… is in stark contrast to or with …
a marked contrast
In or by contrast, …
Conversely, …
…, whereas …
on the contrary, …
the reverse is actually the case
… contradicts …
… is contradicted by …
contradicting theories or research
… contains a number of contradictions
Contrary to expectations, …
Paradoxically, …
… versus …
… and … are incompatible
a conflict between … and …
the opposite of …
opposite to …
as opposed to …
juxtaposition of … and …