Posing

/ˈpəʊzɪŋ/

Synonyms for "posing" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

acting affectation aping appearance attitudinarianism attitudinizing bluff bluffing characterization cheating color coloring deception delusion disguise dissemblance

Noun(5 words)

adopt arrange assume causing creating

Strong matches (32)

dissembling dissimulationdumb showembodiment enacting enactment facade face fakery fakingfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalsity feigning feint four-flushing fraud front gilt

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gloss humbug humbuggery imitation impersonation imposture incarnation masquerade

Noun(4 words)

feign feigning framing introduce

Related words (52)

Noun(18 words)

masquerade masquerading modeling mugging pose posture present presentation presenting pretend pretending propose raise raising simulate sitting stagingstrike a pose

meretriciousness mimesis mimicking mimicry miming ostentationoutward showpantomime pantomiming peacockery peacockishness performance performing personation personification playacting playing portrayal pose posture

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posturing pretense pretension pretext representation seeming semblance sham show simulacrum simulation speciousness varnishwindow dressing

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More general

18 entries

activity behaviorbody movementcommunication deceptiondeceptive descriptorinquiry misrepresentation motility motion move movementphysical actionpracticequalitative descriptorreasoning

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More specific

24 entries

adopt posturefake affiliationfalse credentialsfashion posingheadshot posinghold posehypothetical questionimpostor identitypoll questionportrait posingpose a problempose a questionposing a challengeposing a problemposing a riskposing a threat

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Collocations

16 entries

fashion posingportrait posingpose a challengepose a questionpose a riskpose as a researcherpose for a portraitposing a challengeposing a problemposing a questionposing a riskposing a threatposing as doctorposing as expertposing for photosstudio posing

Inflections

2 entries

posed poses

Derivations

5 entries

posable pose posed poser posingly

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I don't feel comfortable posing in the nude.

Source: tatoeba (1132430)

We weren't actually posing.

Source: tatoeba (1323796)

Japanese punk rockers and Medellín punk rockers are only alike in the way they dress; but, in terms of attitude, Medellín punk rockers are rebellious, while those from Japan are posing just for the hell of it.

Source: tatoeba (4435361)

Some members of Tom's society think that he is actually a stoat posing as a human. They are wrong, since this is scientifically impossible.

Source: tatoeba (4465593)

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