juxtapose

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UK/ˈd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəʊz/US/ˈd͡ʒʌk.stəˌpoʊz/

verb

To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

“The artist used contrasting colors to juxtapose light and dark.”

OriginFrench juxtaposer ← Latin iuxtā →
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Meanings

verbjuxtapose (third-person singular simple present juxtaposes, present participle juxtaposing, simple past and past participle juxtaposed)

present singular third person juxtaposes · participle present juxtaposing · participle past juxtaposed · past juxtaposed

  1. transitiveTo place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

    The artist used contrasting colors to juxtapose light and dark.

    2 more examples

    The documentary effectively juxtaposes the lives of two rival politicians.

    In the study, they juxtaposed economic growth with social welfare indicators.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
contraposecounterpose

Origin

  1. Latiniuxtā“near, next to”
  2. Frenchjuxtaposer
  3. Englishjuxtapose

Borrowed from French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxtā (“near, next to”) + pōnō (“place”).

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Translations

Bulgarian съпоставям
  • съпоставям (săpostavjam)to place side by side
Catalan juxtaposar
  • juxtaposarto place side by side
Chinese Mandarin 並列 /并列, 並置 /并置
  • 並列 /并列 (bìngliè)to place side by side
  • 並置 /并置 (bìngzhì)to place side by side
Danish sammenligne, sidestille
  • sammenligneto place side by side
  • sidestilleto place side by side
Finnish asettaa vierekkäin, asettaa rinnakkain
  • asettaa vierekkäinto place side by side
  • asettaa rinnakkainto place side by side
  • vertaillato place side by side
French juxtaposer
  • juxtaposerto place side by side
Greek αντιπαραβάλλω
  • αντιπαραβάλλω (antiparavállo)to place side by side
Icelandic setja hlið við hlið, samliggjandi
  • setja hlið við hliðto place side by side
  • samliggjandito place side by side
  • hliðstæðurto place side by side
Norwegian Bokmål sammenligne, sidestille
  • sammenligneto place side by side
  • sidestilleto place side by side
Persian کنار هم گذاشتن
  • کنار هم گذاشتن (kenâr-e ham gozâštan)to place side by side
Polish zestawiać, zestawić
  • zestawiaćto place side by side
  • zestawićto place side by side
Portuguese justapor
  • justaporto place side by side
Russian сопоставлять
  • сопоставлять (sopostavljatʹ)to place side by side
Spanish yuxtaponer
  • yuxtaponerto place side by side
Swedish jämföra
  • jämförato place side by side
Ukrainian зіставля́ти
  • зіставля́ти (zistavljáty)to place side by side

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with juxtapose

closegoesosrosefollowsclothesknowsJosedosnosechosehoseproposediscloseposeimposefellowsopposeexposeprosebosecomposedisposeenclose
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Cite this entry
APA

juxtapose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juxtapose

MLA

“juxtapose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juxtapose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “juxtapose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juxtapose.

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