juxtaposition

noun

jux·ta·po·si·tion ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzi-shən

: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect

an unusual juxtaposition of colors

also : the state of being so placed

contrasting shapes placed in juxtaposition to each other

juxtapositional

ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)nəl

adjective

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In those first years, the juxtaposition between Mr. Trudeau and the United States’ then-president, Donald Trump, was stark. —

Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025 Their collaboration and juxtaposition are what make this show more cerebral than many. —

Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024 My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings. —

Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024 Tyler showed himself to be an Album Artist, a brilliant curator with a curious ear for atypical juxtapositions, such as placing ’00s mixtape-era adlibs on the same album as breezy jazz instrumentals with CMIYGL. —

Hazlitt, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for juxtaposition