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juxtapose

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəʊz/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒʌk.stəˌpoʊz/
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  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊz
  • CMU ARPABET: JH AH2 K S T AH0 P OW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The artist used contrasting colors to juxtapose light and dark.
  • The documentary effectively juxtaposes the lives of two rival politicians.
  • In the study, they juxtaposed economic growth with social welfare indicators.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

place side by side

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: съпоставям (sǎpostavjam) — to place side by side
  • Catalan: juxtaposar — to place side by side
  • Chinese Mandarin: 並列 /并列 (bìngliè) — to place side by side
  • Chinese Mandarin: 並置 /并置 (bìngzhì) — to place side by side
  • Danish: sammenligne — to place side by side
  • Danish: sidestille — to place side by side
  • Finnish: asettaa vierekkäin — to place side by side
  • Finnish: asettaa rinnakkain — to place side by side
  • Finnish: vertailla — to place side by side
  • French: juxtaposer — to place side by side
  • Galician: xustapór — to place side by side
  • Galician: xustapoñer — to place side by side
  • Georgian: შეპირისპირება (šeṗirisṗireba) — to place side by side
  • Georgian: შედარება (šedareba) — to place side by side
  • Greek: αντιπαραβάλλω (antiparavállo) — to place side by side
  • Icelandic: setja hlið við hlið — to place side by side
  • Icelandic: samliggjandi — to place side by side
  • Icelandic: hliðstæður — to place side by side
  • Macedonian: сопоставува (sopostavuva) — to place side by side
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sammenligne — to place side by side
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sidestille — to place side by side
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: samanlikne — to place side by side
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: samanlikna — to place side by side
  • Persian: کنار هم گذاشتن (kenâr-e ham gozâštan) — to place side by side
  • Polish: zestawiać — to place side by side
  • Polish: zestawić — to place side by side
  • Portuguese: justapor — to place side by side
  • Russian: сопоставлять (sopostavljatʹ) — to place side by side
  • Spanish: yuxtaponer — to place side by side
  • Swedish: jämföra — to place side by side
  • Ukrainian: зіставля́ти (zistavljáty) — to place side by side