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

In these environments, a growth mindset shows up through thoughtful advocacy rather than positional power. —Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Cashius Howell positional rankings Rankings as of early January. —Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026

Best addition from the portal Regardless of positional value, Brendan Sorsby is Texas Tech’s big win of the cycle. —Ty Kaplan, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026

The Red Sox could also try to move on from Masataka Yoshida, though his contract, injury history and positional inflexibility will hamper his trade value. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026

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