Juxtaposition

What do we mean by juxtaposition?

The act or an instance of juxtaposing or the state of being juxtaposed. noun

The act of juxtaposing, or the state of being juxtaposed; the act of placing or the state of being placed in nearness or contiguity. noun

A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side. noun

The nearness of objects with no delimiter. noun

The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. noun

To place in juxtaposition. verb

The act of positioning close together (or side by side) noun

A side-by-side position noun

The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.

The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

Words that are spelled similarly to juxtaposition:
juxtaposition, juxtapositions, juxtapositing.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word juxtaposition:
incongruous, contrasting, multiplication, disparate, collage, imagery, contrasts, humour, viewer, rhythmic, images, humor, lyrical, subtle, geometric, themes, loud, everyday, highlights, unexpected, styles, exposition, elements, binary, abstract, narrative, interpreted, dialogue, visual, melody, colors, violent, moments, planes, colours, striking, commentary, footage, influences, rhythm, phrase, reveal, passion, reality, references, image, sounds, lyrics, chorus, cultures, ideas, words, reflect, objects, poems, distinctive, architectural, landscape, contrast, fantasy, ordinary, element, makes, scenes, forms, characters, patterns, pop, architecture, soft.

Words that rhyme with juxtaposition:
disposition, commission, condition, position, transition, attrition, definition, mission, sedition, proposition, acquisition, intuition, composition, deposition, ambition, competition, volition, cognition, addition, recognition, exposition, transmission, remission, expedition, nutrition, tradition, submission, partition, rendition, petition, admonition, requisition, opposition, fruition, omission, edition, apparition, physician, coalition, emission, admission, tuition, erudition, exhibition, contrition, inhibition, suspicion, premonition, technician, supposition, imposition, prohibition, permission, patrician, superstition, audition, ammunition, inquisition, repetition, politician, pediatrician, decommission, fission, abolition, titian, predisposition, demolition, ignition, clinician, dentition, mortician, musician, beautician, dietician, magician, electrician, optician, malnutrition, academician, in addition, intermission, precondition, decomposition, munition, extradition, presupposition, reposition, dietitian, obstetrician, commision, logician, rhetorician, recission, statistician, mathematician, tactician, theoretician, recondition, search and destroy mission, redefinition.

Adjectives that are often used to describe juxtaposition:
close, mere, simple, such, immediate, ironic, strange, interesting, curious, odd, spatial, incongruous, similar, constant, dramatic, sharp, direct, striking, physical, unusual, startling, very, unexpected, uneasy, mechanical, stark, accidental, frequent, deliberate, radical, careful, abrupt, proper, paradoxical, sudden, visual, peculiar, bizarre, significant, temporal, intimate, violent, arbitrary, comic, remarkable, awkward, complex, fortuitous, closest, random, closer, clever, external, happy, unfortunate, subtle, unique, continual, surprising, simultaneous, exact, grotesque, bold, meaningful, correct, symbolic, singular, fascinating, harmonious, rapid, creative, unlikely, extraordinary, absurd, loose, conscious, uncomfortable, novel, suggestive, contradictory, dynamic, characteristic, dialectical, structural.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective juxtaposition:
chance.

Words that sound like juxtaposition:
juxtaposition, juxtapositions, juxtaposing, exposition, disposition, decomposition, supposition, satirization, scrutinization, skull session.