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juxtapositional

juxtapositional

8.4
Put side by side to show difference or similarity
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃənl/
translation icon : juxtaposicional
  • Her essay used a juxtapositional approach to compare urban and rural lifestyles effectively.

Examples

  • In art class, we explored the juxtapositional techniques of mixing bright and dark colors side by side.

  • The report presented a juxtapositional analysis of different economic models to highlight their strengths and weaknesses.

  • I have designed several questions for "The Paradise of Bachelors" to show students how Melville uses particular devices as part of his satirical and contrastive (juxtapositional) techniques: syncrisis, bathos, zeugma.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

side by side
vsjuxtapositional
98 2.2

Next to each other in the same place

is used to place items for comparison or arrangement rather than mere closeness
juxtaposed
vsjuxtapositional
8.1

Two things placed side by side to show difference

describes the relation or property rather than the direct placement action
paratactic
vsjuxtapositional
  • Specialized
9.9

Short sentences or ideas appear next to each other without connecting words

focuses on placing items for comparison rather than lacking connections

How Close

juxtapositional
8.4
contiguous
13 7.0
adjacent
100 3.8
nearby
325 1.0
separate
829 2.1
distant
246 2.8

Surface Forms

juxtapositional positive

Morphology

juxtapositional = juxtaposition (transparent) = juxta + position + al

The adjective is formed in a straightforward way from the noun 'juxtaposition' with the regular adjectival suffix '-al'.

Etymology

Juxtapositional combines juxta- 'next to' and position 'place'. So a juxtapositional arrangement means putting things side by side to compare them or to make a strong contrast.