Stance

/stæns/

Synonyms for "stance" (214 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Noun(12 words)

position postureadopted viewangle a mirrorangle conceptanglesapproach problemapproach to learningattitudes bearingbusiness policycarriage

affect affectivity affirmance affirmation air allegation announcement annunciation argument assertion asseveration assumption attitude averment avouchment avowal bearing beck beckonbody language

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brow carriage castcast of countenancecharade chironomyclimate of opinioncolorcommon beliefcommunity sentimentcomplexion

Strong matches (64)

conceit concept conception conclusion conductconsensus gentiumconsideration countenance creed dactylologydeaf-and-dumb alphabetdeclaration demeanor deportment dictumdumb showemotion emotivity enunciation estimate

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estimation ethos eye facefacial appearancefavor feature features feelingfeeling tonefoothold footing footplate footrail footrest garbgeneral beliefgesticulation gesturegesture languageguisehand signalhold idea impressionipse dixitjudgment kinesics lights lineaments lines

Noun(8 words)

conceptions conviction footholdsgovernment positionguard hopinginterpretive viewleanings

Verb(1 words)

defend position

Adjective(4 words)

environmental education perspectiveenvironmental education viewideological stanceinformed take

Related words (107)

Noun(33 words)

linguistic theory approachmodality opinion opinions orientation orientations perspective platforms pointpolicy stancepose poses positions postures posturingpropositional attitudesentimentsspanish orientaciónspanish políticastanding posture

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standing uprightstandpoints standsstate of mindstate your positionstay positionstoops straddle thoughtsunmovable positionviewpoint viewpoints views

locus standilooks manifestomental attitudemien mind motion movement mystique notion observation opinion pantomime perchpersonal judgmentphysiognomypoint of viewpoisepopular beliefport

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pose positionposition paperpositive declarationposture predicate predication presence presumptionprevailing beliefproclamation profession pronouncement proposition protest protestation psychologypublic beliefpublic opinionpurchase reaction saysay sosay-so saying sentiment shrug side sightsign languagestand standingstanding placestandpoint statement theory thinking thought toehold trait traits turn utterance view viewpoint visage vouchway of thinkingword

Adjective(2 words)

moral stancewilliamite policies

Adverb(1 words)

more political stance

Verb(2 words)

say on the matterstand your ground firmly

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

7 entries

attitudebodily configurationbody positionmental attitudeoutlook position posture

More specific

10 entries

boxing stancecrouched positionkneeling stancemoral stanceorthodox stancepolitical stanceprofessional stancesitting posturesouthpaw stanceupright stance

Collocations

6 entries

balanced stancedefensive stancefirm stanceneutral stancepolitical stanceupright posture

Inflections

1 entries

stances

Translations

4 translations across 2 languages.

Finnish

2 entries

paikka noun (place to stand)
sija noun (place to stand)

Welsh

2 entries

safiad noun (place to stand)
safle noun (place to stand)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Western countries are jumping on Japan for its stance on the issue.

Source: tatoeba (271950)

He took an uncertain stance.

Source: tatoeba (288686)

Their shoulders are strong no matter what stance they are in so they can throw back to the pitcher well.

Source: tatoeba (327954)

I wanted to know what our general stance is on adding machine translations?

Source: tatoeba (480756)

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