Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun juxtaposition

2 senses of juxtaposition

Sense 1
juxtaposition, apposition, collocation -- (the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors")
       => placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place)

Sense 2
juxtaposition -- (a side-by-side position)
       => position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place")