Can't sync contacts with my iphone using icloud?

I have tried to sync my contacts on my iPhone and iMac and will only go one way.  From the iMac to the iPhone through iCloud.  When adding new contact to the phone it won't appear on the iMac contacts.  I have 696 contacts on the iMac and and 750 on the iPhone.  Any ideas?

Ok.   If you want the 696 contacts currently in iCloud to be the master list and have them replace the contacts on your phone, do the following:
On your phone, go to Settings>iCloud, turn Contacts off and choose Delete from My iPhone when prompted.
Download the app My Contacts Backup to your phone.  Open the app, tap the gear icon on the lower right, and in the window that opens, scroll to the bottom and tap Remove All Contacts.  (If you want to back them up first, you can use the app the back up the contacts on your phone as a vCard attachement to an email that you send to youself, which can later be used to restore them if necessary.)  Confirm that all contacts are now deleted from your phone.
Go to Settings>iCloud and turn Contacts on again.  Confirm that the 696 contact from iCloud are now on your phone.
Add a test contact on your phone and confirm that it appears on icloud.com and your Mac now.  If so, you should be all set.

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