juxtaposition

Speech parts

1. juxtaposition - Noun

2. juxtaposition - Verb

Meaning

A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

collocation apposition union association connexion simile relationship confluence adjacency contact contrast layer combination connection comparison
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Antonyms

department space distance division reserve dissociation
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Hypernyms

place position location placement positioning locating

Hyponyms

tessellation

Phrases with the word

dark and light juxtaposition place in juxtaposition

Examples

it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors Source: Internet

But others offer a haunting juxtaposition in such white-walled confines, like created in 2018 and set to be on display at the DAM in 2021. Source: Internet

Bruckner favored an approach to large-scale form that relied more on large-scale thematic and harmonic juxtaposition. Source: Internet

Another plus: the juxtaposition of real historical events (have you ever heard of the War of the Stray Dog?) against a fictional backdrop. Source: Internet

He believed that an idea should be derived from the juxtaposition of two independent shots, bringing an element of collage into film. Source: Internet

Horkheimer developed his critical theory by examining his own wealth while witnessing the juxtaposition of the bourgeois and the impoverished. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

juxtaposer juxtaposing juxtaposit juxtapositional juxtapositionally juxtapositioning