Juxtapose
verb
To place things side by side for comparison or contrast.
The exhibit juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.
Often appears as...
- juxtapose with
- juxtapose against
verb
To place different things close together or side by side.
The buildings of the city juxtapose modern architecture and classic designs.
Often appears as...
- juxtapose modern and traditional
- juxtapose design and function
verb
To place things side by side for comparison or contrast.
The exhibit juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.
Often appears as...
- juxtapose with
- juxtapose against
verb
To place different things close together or side by side.
The buildings of the city juxtapose modern architecture and classic designs.
Often appears as...
- juxtapose modern and traditional
- juxtapose design and function
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Juxtapose emphasizes visual impact when comparing to highlight differences or similarities.
The gallery juxtaposed Renaissance paintings with contemporary pieces, highlighting artistic evolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Deeper Meaning
Using juxtapose can suggest a deeper perspective or critique by showing side-by-side comparisons.
Writers often juxtapose good and evil characters to explore moral complexities.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Juxtaposition in literature or art often invites the audience to make critical comparisons.
The novel juxtaposes the protagonist's childhood with his adult life to shed light on his motivations.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Juxtapose emphasizes visual impact when comparing to highlight differences or similarities.
The gallery juxtaposed Renaissance paintings with contemporary pieces, highlighting artistic evolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Deeper Meaning
Using juxtapose can suggest a deeper perspective or critique by showing side-by-side comparisons.
Writers often juxtapose good and evil characters to explore moral complexities.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Juxtaposition in literature or art often invites the audience to make critical comparisons.
The novel juxtaposes the protagonist's childhood with his adult life to shed light on his motivations.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Juxtapose emphasizes visual impact when comparing to highlight differences or similarities.
The gallery juxtaposed Renaissance paintings with contemporary pieces, highlighting artistic evolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Deeper Meaning
Using juxtapose can suggest a deeper perspective or critique by showing side-by-side comparisons.
Writers often juxtapose good and evil characters to explore moral complexities.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Juxtaposition in literature or art often invites the audience to make critical comparisons.
The novel juxtaposes the protagonist's childhood with his adult life to shed light on his motivations.
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The greatest TED Talk...
you had two distinct but complementary sides to your brand personality the Morgan Spurlock brand is a mindful play brand those are kind of juxtaposed very nicely together and I think there's almost a paradox with those and I think some companies will just focus on one one of their strengths or you know or
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Enthusiasm and design PIPE...
know structured of things but we're just being blue juxtapose that with these softer you know social ties in terms of how you know humans actually interact with one another and you can go really deep on this so you know given a particular area kind of seeing more of the background about what what role
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Morgan Spurlock: The...
Those are juxtaposed very nicely together. And I think there's almost a paradox with those. And I think some companies will just focus on one of their strengths or the other instead of focusing on both. Most companies tend to -- and it's human nature -- to avoid things that they're not sure of,
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
that we don't even realize how we're harming society. Here's a small but startling example of exactly how we're doing this chart shows corporate giving as a percentage of profits, not revenues, over the last 30 years. Juxtapose that to the earlier chart of corporate profit margins,
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Why should you read...
is juxtaposed with the killer’s tender empathy towards the victim – a connection that soon returns to haunt him. The title character of "Ligeia" returns from the dead through the corpse of her husband’s second wife – or at least the opium-addicted narrator thinks she does.
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Why are earthquakes so...
but the factors that turn shifts into seismic events are far more varied. Different fault lines juxtapose different rocks– some of which are stronger–or weaker– under pressure. Diverse rocks also react differently to friction and high temperatures.
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The Surreal World of...
harder stone many photographers have been here and my challenge was of course to show it in a new way so I looked for different ways to juxtapose the trees with the dunes using a telephoto lens to compress the scene
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Ursus Wehrli: Tidying up...
17 red and orange squares are juxtaposed with just two green squares. Yeah, that's great. So I mean, that's just tidying up for beginners. I would like to show you here a picture which is a bit more advanced.
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Isaac Mizrahi: Fashion,...
I go back to color all the time. Color is something that motivates me a lot. It's rarely color that I find in nature, although, you know, juxtaposed next to artificial color,
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John Delaney: Wiring an...
He said more with less than any human that I have ever read or talked to. Basho, in 17 syllables, juxtaposed a turbulent ocean
Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
you had two distinct but complementary sides to your brand personality the Morgan Spurlock brand is a mindful play brand those are kind of juxtaposed very nicely together and I think there's almost a paradox with those and I think some companies will just focus on one one of their strengths or you know or
Video examples
Enthusiasm and design PIPE...
know structured of things but we're just being blue juxtapose that with these softer you know social ties in terms of how you know humans actually interact with one another and you can go really deep on this so you know given a particular area kind of seeing more of the background about what what role
Video examples
Morgan Spurlock: The...
Those are juxtaposed very nicely together. And I think there's almost a paradox with those. And I think some companies will just focus on one of their strengths or the other instead of focusing on both. Most companies tend to -- and it's human nature -- to avoid things that they're not sure of,
Video examples
Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
that we don't even realize how we're harming society. Here's a small but startling example of exactly how we're doing this chart shows corporate giving as a percentage of profits, not revenues, over the last 30 years. Juxtapose that to the earlier chart of corporate profit margins,
Video examples
Why should you read...
is juxtaposed with the killer’s tender empathy towards the victim – a connection that soon returns to haunt him. The title character of "Ligeia" returns from the dead through the corpse of her husband’s second wife – or at least the opium-addicted narrator thinks she does.
Video examples
Why are earthquakes so...
but the factors that turn shifts into seismic events are far more varied. Different fault lines juxtapose different rocks– some of which are stronger–or weaker– under pressure. Diverse rocks also react differently to friction and high temperatures.
Video examples
The Surreal World of...
harder stone many photographers have been here and my challenge was of course to show it in a new way so I looked for different ways to juxtapose the trees with the dunes using a telephoto lens to compress the scene
Video examples
Ursus Wehrli: Tidying up...
17 red and orange squares are juxtaposed with just two green squares. Yeah, that's great. So I mean, that's just tidying up for beginners. I would like to show you here a picture which is a bit more advanced.
Video examples
Isaac Mizrahi: Fashion,...
I go back to color all the time. Color is something that motivates me a lot. It's rarely color that I find in nature, although, you know, juxtaposed next to artificial color,
Video examples
John Delaney: Wiring an...
He said more with less than any human that I have ever read or talked to. Basho, in 17 syllables, juxtaposed a turbulent ocean
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Jimmy Smits
American Actor
My central strength as an actor is the fact that I'm 6 foot 3. A certain power emanates from my size, juxtaposed with the fact that I try to find an element of sensitivity in every character I play. People enjoy seeing that because it goes against what we're led to expect as far as the way men are supposed to be - macho and all that.
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Marcel Wanders
Dutch Designer
My design always has a political agenda. When I borrow components from various cultures and juxtapose them in an object, it is a message that co-existence is indeed possible. Design creates an ideal world where different ideas live close to each other in perfect harmony.
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Anthea Butler
American Educator
Forgiveness became a big part of the civil rights movement, juxtaposed against the violence of protesters and law enforcement. King described forgiveness in one of his early sermons as a pardon, a process of life, and the Christian weapon of social redemption.
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Joss Whedon
American Writer
What 'Scream' was great at was presenting ironic detachment and then making you actually care about the people that were having it, and juxtaposing it with their situation, all in the service of making a great horror movie. It was fresh.
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Leslie Odom, Jr.
American Actor
The only reason to keep talking about history is if you are juxtaposing it with the world that we live in today, if you are learning something about our world by looking at the way they shaped their world.
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Yoshio Taniguchi
Japanese Architect
When drawings of the main buildings I have designed in the last five years are juxtaposed, the fact that they all involve the pursuit of certain configurations is obvious to anyone.
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Robert Wyatt
English Musician
Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to make an adventure out of the sequence of the songs.
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Marcel Ophuls
German Actor
You don't need the 'voice of God' commentary. Instead, by juxtaposing contradictory or confirmatory witnesses and archive material, your point of view becomes obvious.
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Wangechi Mutu
Kenyan Artist
I juxtapose and slice up reality and fiction quite easily. I'm aware that it is up for grabs and a powerful tool to explain how we take control.
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Dua Lipa
English Musician
I'm heavily influenced by the Nineties - I love juxtaposing a slip dress with trainers and a vintage leather jacket.
Quote examples
Jimmy Smits
American Actor
My central strength as an actor is the fact that I'm 6 foot 3. A certain power emanates from my size, juxtaposed with the fact that I try to find an element of sensitivity in every character I play. People enjoy seeing that because it goes against what we're led to expect as far as the way men are supposed to be - macho and all that.
Quote examples
Marcel Wanders
Dutch Designer
My design always has a political agenda. When I borrow components from various cultures and juxtapose them in an object, it is a message that co-existence is indeed possible. Design creates an ideal world where different ideas live close to each other in perfect harmony.
Quote examples
Anthea Butler
American Educator
Forgiveness became a big part of the civil rights movement, juxtaposed against the violence of protesters and law enforcement. King described forgiveness in one of his early sermons as a pardon, a process of life, and the Christian weapon of social redemption.
Quote examples
Joss Whedon
American Writer
What 'Scream' was great at was presenting ironic detachment and then making you actually care about the people that were having it, and juxtaposing it with their situation, all in the service of making a great horror movie. It was fresh.
Quote examples
Leslie Odom, Jr.
American Actor
The only reason to keep talking about history is if you are juxtaposing it with the world that we live in today, if you are learning something about our world by looking at the way they shaped their world.
Quote examples
Yoshio Taniguchi
Japanese Architect
When drawings of the main buildings I have designed in the last five years are juxtaposed, the fact that they all involve the pursuit of certain configurations is obvious to anyone.
Quote examples
Robert Wyatt
English Musician
Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to make an adventure out of the sequence of the songs.
Quote examples
Marcel Ophuls
German Actor
You don't need the 'voice of God' commentary. Instead, by juxtaposing contradictory or confirmatory witnesses and archive material, your point of view becomes obvious.
Quote examples
Wangechi Mutu
Kenyan Artist
I juxtapose and slice up reality and fiction quite easily. I'm aware that it is up for grabs and a powerful tool to explain how we take control.
Quote examples
Dua Lipa
English Musician
I'm heavily influenced by the Nineties - I love juxtaposing a slip dress with trainers and a vintage leather jacket.
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