Juxtaposition

Noun

The act or placement of two or more things side by side, often to highlight their differences or contrasts.

Pronunciation

Jux-ta-po-si-tion

Synonyms

Contrast, Comparison, Proximity, Collocation

Antonyms

Separation, Disconnection, Isolation

Indian Languages

🇮🇳 Hindi → समांतरता (samāntaratā)

🇮🇳 Bengali → পার্শ্বস্থাপন (pārṣbasthāpan)

🇮🇳 Tamil → அடுத்தடுத்து வைக்குதல் (aṭṭu aṭṭu vaikkuthal)

🇮🇳 Kannada → ಹತ್ತಿರದಲ್ಲಿಡುವುದು (hattiradalliḍuvudu)

🇮🇳 Telugu → సమాంతరంగా ఉంచడం (samāntaraṅgā uṇcaḍaṁ)

🇮🇳 Urdu → متوازی رکھنا (mutwāzi rakhna)

European Languages

🇪🇸 Spanish → Yuxtaposición

🇫🇷 French → Juxtaposition

🇩🇪 German → Juxtaposition

Other Asian Languages

🇨🇳 Chinese → 并列 (bìngliè)

🇯🇵 Japanese → 対比 (taihi)

Examples
  1. The artist used juxtaposition in her paintings to emphasize the differences between light and dark.
  2. The juxtaposition of the two characters in the story highlighted their contrasting personalities.
  3. In the essay, the author employed juxtaposition to compare modern technology with traditional methods.