juxtaposed
Americanadjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of juxtaposed
Explanation
Put two objects next to each other and they're juxtaposed: placed side-by-side to emphasize their contrast. An art exhibit might have the paintings of one period juxtaposed with those from another to emphasize how different the two periods were. The word juxtaposed comes from the Latin juxta, meaning "next" and the French poser, meaning "to place." When two objects are juxtaposed, they are placed next to each other, or side-by-side for comparison. It doesn't just have to be objects. After a guest manager's style was juxtaposed with your normal manager, you decided to look for a new job.
Vocabulary lists containing juxtaposed
Internment
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Their snobbery is juxtaposed with Carney’s friend and colleague Pepper’s unsettling bluntness and eyeball to eyeball stare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
This is on top of a previous £10.5m investment shared by the three English sites with juxtaposed border controls.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Video of these rattling sets, juxtaposed against Pop-A-Shot games, swiftly made the rounds on social media.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
But it is a perfect example of the kind of stories we are going to start seeing juxtaposed with Hegseth’s grotesque rhetoric in these first few days of the war.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
The honor came at an awkward time for it was juxtaposed against an announcement that seemed to call the award itself into question.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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