Posture

/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/

Synonyms for "posture" (303 found)

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Noun(14 words)

attitude bearing position stance alignment appearance arabesques arrange asana assumebearing usebody languagesbody positioncarriage

act acting action actions activity acts address affect affectation affectivity air appearance argument arrangement array assumption attitude attitudinize attitudinizing bearing

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bearings beck beckon behaviorbehavior patternbehavioral normbehavioral sciencebluff bluffingbody languagebrow camp carriage case castcast of countenancecharade cheating chironomy circumstanceclimate of opinioncolor coloringcommon beliefcommunity sentimentcomplexion comportment

Strong matches (91)

conceit concept conception conclusion condition conductconsensus gentiumconsideration countenanceculture patterncustom dactylology deadlockdeaf-and-dumb alphabetdeception delusion demeanor deportment disguise disposition

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dissemblance dissembling dissimulation doing doingsdumb showemotion emotivity estate estimate estimation ethos eye facade facefacial appearancefakery fakingfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalsity favor feature features feelingfeeling tonefeigning feint fix folkway footing format four-flushingframe of mindfraud front garbgeneral beliefgesticulation gesturegesture languagegestures gilt glossgoings ongoings-on guisehand signalhumbug humbuggery idea imposture impression jam judgment juncture kinesics layout lights lineaments lines location looks lot

Noun(5 words)

forceful stanceframe grandstandinghead tilthunches

Verb(1 words)

grandstanded

Related words (151)

maintien manner manners mask masquerademental attitudemeretriciousness method methodology methods mien mind modality modemodus vivendimood motion motions movement movements

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moves mystique notionobservable behaviorobservation opinion organization orientation ostentation outlookoutward showpantomime passpass forpass offpattern peacockpersonal judgmentphase physiognomy pickle place playacting plightpoint of viewpoisepopular beliefport posepose for effectposing position practice praxis predicament presence presumption pretense pretension pretextprevailing beliefprocedure proceeding promptness psychologypublic beliefpublic opinionquickness rank reaction readiness representation seeming semblance sentiment sham showshow offshrug side sightsign languagesimulacrum simulation sit situationsocial sciencespeciousness spot stance stand standing state station statusstrike a posestrike an attitudestyle tactics temper theory thinking thought tone trait traits turn varnish view viewpoint visage wayway of lifeway of thinkingwayswindow dressing

Noun(28 words)

mewingmilitary capabilitymilitary posturemilitary strengthmodeling posemore uprightperspective pose poses posturer posturing present project recliningstage presencestaging stancesstanding posturestanding uprightstay position

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stay uprightstill positionstoops strength stridestoken gesturetuckingupright stance

Verb(6 words)

model overcompensated overcompensates posepose questionssit

Adjective(1 words)

rigid stance

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More general

22 entries

acquit act attitude bear behavebodily propertybody movementbody positioncapability capableness carrycommunication actcomport conduct deport display

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More specific

13 entries

action poselean forwardmodeling poseopen attitudeportrait poseposesitting postureskeptical attitudeslouchstand tallstanding posturesupportive attitudeupright posture

Collocations

8 entries

bad posturebody posturegood posturemaintain postureposture correctionposture for portraitsposture for the cameraupright posture

Inflections

3 entries

postured postures posturing

Derivations

5 entries

postural posturally postured posturer posturing

Sample sentences

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He likes to posture as an intellectual.

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The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.

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A lot of back problems can be attributed to poor sitting posture.

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Poor posture can cause many problems.

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