WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jux•ta•po•si•tion
( juk′stə pə zish′ən),USA pronunciation n.
jux′ta•po•si′tion•al, adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
- the state of being close together or side by side.
- Latin juxtā side by side + French position position
- French
- 1655–65
jux•ta•pose /ˈdʒʌkstəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -posed, -pos•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast:juxtaposed the left view with the right.
jux•ta•pose
( juk′stə pōz′, juk′stə pōz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -posed, -pos•ing.
- to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
- back formation from juxtaposition 1850–55
'juxtaposition' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
antithesis
- apposition
- contrast
- juxtapose
- montage
- parataxis
- surrealism
- collage
- counterpoint
- dialectic
- Fauve
- impressionism
- meet
- multiplication sign
- neo-impressionism
- Orphism
- paregmenon
- sprung rhythm
- subjoin