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

How teams balance their evaluation of these players with the debate over positional value will be one of the key stories of this draft. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026

But Downs was the victim of positional value, as a safety still has not been drafted in the top 10 since 2017. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026

With Hollywood Brown now in Philadelphia and Rashee Rice entering a contract season, the position checks the boxes of team need, positional value and available talent — with Makai Lemon, Carnell Tate and Jordyn Tyson potentially on the board. —Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026

This is the eighth in a series of NFL Draft previews assessing the Broncos’ positional needs. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 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