positional

adjective

po·​si·​tion·​al pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of, relating to, or fixed by position

positional astronomy

2

: involving little movement

positional warfare

3

: dependent on position or environment or context

the front-articulated \k\ in \kē\ key and the back-articulated \k\ in \kül\ cool are positional variants

positionally adverb

Examples of positional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What might have been UM’s biggest positional concern ended up winning the game. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025

While the Broncos ranked just 13th-most in the NFL last season, a lot of that blame could be due to their positional group of Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin. —Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Looking for a handy list of positional player projections and rankings to use at your fantasy football draft? —Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025

But Burton quickly squashed any talk of a positional competition after a historic first few weeks. —Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing positional

• benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
• benign positional vertigo
• positional notation

Rhymes for positional

• additional
• conditional
• nutritional
• traditional
• transitional
• volitional
• compositional
• definitional
• depositional
• dispositional
• intuitional
• nontraditional