juxtaposed
adjective
jux·ta·posed ˈjək-stə-ˌpōzd 
: placed side by side : being in juxtaposition
Synonyms
- abutting
- adjacent
- adjoining
- bordering
- conterminous
- contiguous
- flanking
- flush
- fringing
- joining
- neighboring
- skirting
- touching
- verging
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the juxtaposed photographs of the country's richest and poorest areas are a telling commentary on inequality
Recent Examples on the Web Cyclists were a recurring theme — Mr. Sempé liked to bike — as were the juxtaposed scenes of lone figures amid huge backdrops. 
Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 Benítez de Rodríguez goes about her days now under a strange, juxtaposed life — living in a hotel full of beautiful amenities, and feeling trapped there. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 With the change in societal conditions, media budgets are being spread very differently juxtaposed to pre-pandemic times. Josh Wilson, Forbes, 18 May 2022 Williams is quick to point to two juxtaposed stats: The industry needs 1.1 million drivers over the next 10 years to replace the 1,200 retiring every week in America; Less than 8 percent of all drivers right now are women. Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2022 The clip showed two juxtaposed videos of a huge explosion in an urban area. Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 8 Mar. 2022 The end of the week brought a pair of juxtaposed market reports to light. Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 The uncentered, juxtaposed photographs display the items at home in a historic place, surrounded by a collection of sculptures created by Antonio Canova, Adamo Tadolini and following generations of artists. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 June 2021 And this week, the stock is trending for a pair of juxtaposed reasons. Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 11 June 2021 See More
Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 Benítez de Rodríguez goes about her days now under a strange, juxtaposed life — living in a hotel full of beautiful amenities, and feeling trapped there. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 With the change in societal conditions, media budgets are being spread very differently juxtaposed to pre-pandemic times. Josh Wilson, Forbes, 18 May 2022 Williams is quick to point to two juxtaposed stats: The industry needs 1.1 million drivers over the next 10 years to replace the 1,200 retiring every week in America; Less than 8 percent of all drivers right now are women. Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2022 The clip showed two juxtaposed videos of a huge explosion in an urban area. Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 8 Mar. 2022 The end of the week brought a pair of juxtaposed market reports to light. Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 The uncentered, juxtaposed photographs display the items at home in a historic place, surrounded by a collection of sculptures created by Antonio Canova, Adamo Tadolini and following generations of artists. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 June 2021 And this week, the stock is trending for a pair of juxtaposed reasons. Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 11 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
see juxtapose
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above
juxtaposed 1 of 2
adjective
as in adjacent
having a border in common the juxtaposed photographs of the country's richest and poorest areas are a telling commentary on inequality Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- adjacent
- neighboring
- adjoining
- bordering
- united
- attached
- linked
- flanking
- touching
- abutting
- contiguous
- connected
- closest
- joining
- verging
- connecting
- close
- skirting
- surrounding
- conterminous
- communicating
- flush
- joined
- interconnecting
- enclosing
- fringing
- encircling
- fencing
- embracing
- nearby
- near
- nearest
- approximate
- encompassing
- bounding
- nigh
- tangential
- marginal
- peripheral
- ambient
- immediate
- next-door
- tangent
- circumjacent
- inclosing
- rimming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- isolated
- separate
- unconnected
- detached
- apart
- discrete
- disconnected
- removed
- single
- noncontiguous
- unlinked
- nonadjacent
- isolate
- unattached
- distant
- divided
- remote
- discontinuous
- far
- resolved
- severed
- split
- farthest
- dissociated
- away
- uncoupled
- disjoined
- faraway
- free-standing
- broken up
- noncontinuous
- sundered
- divorced
- parted
- ramified
- dissevered
- disunited
- far-off
- unyoked
juxtaposed
2 of 2verb
as in mixed
formal to place (different things) together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are the same or different The new museum display juxtaposes modern art with classical art. Synonyms & Similar Words
- mixed
- combined
- alternated
- interspersed
- weaved
- intermingled
- inserted
- interweaved
- interlaced
- blended
- amalgamated
- embodied
- merged
- wove
- integrated
- threaded
- interwove
- laced
- salted
- wreathed
- incorporated
- mingled
- fused
- commingled
- blent
- assimilated
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of juxtaposed are adjacent, adjoining, and contiguous. While all these words mean "being in close proximity," juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast.
a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church
While the synonyms adjacent and juxtaposed are close in meaning, adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between.
a house with an adjacent garage
Although the words adjoining and juxtaposed have much in common, adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line.
had adjoining rooms at the hotel
While in some cases nearly identical to juxtaposed, contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.
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