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

Before that, the 22-year-old will pen a six-year contract to confirm his return to a boyhood club and therefore provide positional rivalry to the likes of Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

His high tackle-success rate and ability to recover loose balls highlight both positional awareness and sharp instinctive timing. —Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 12 July 2025

Today’s positional series entry revolves around the defensive line. —Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025

The notion of Fernandez as the positional and spiritual successor to Jorginho at the heart of Chelsea’s midfield is in the past. —Liam Twomey, New York Times, 28 June 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