Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "position" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

absence

Derived Terms

adposition ambiposition assume the position bipositionality cash position circumposition contraposition counterposition crucifix position dextroposition diaper position early position emergency position indicating radio beacon emergency position indicating radio-beacon emergency position indicating radiobeacon estimated position extraposition foreposition geoposition hollow position infraposition jockey for position juxta-position juxtaposition late position like-positioned make position malposition middle position midposition misposition multiposition orthopneic position outposition paleoposition podium position position argument position effect position limit position of strength position paper position sense position trader position trading position vector positionable → positionability positional → positionally positionless possie postposition pozzy preposition put someone in a false position reposition retroposition reverse cowgirl position root position sniffing position support position take a position take position thumb position tripod position

Etymologically Related To

apposition composition deposition ponent pose

Context

arithmetic chess finance sport team sports

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

activity assumption attitude bodily property business condition displace function item job lay line line of work mental attitude move occupation office opinion orientation part place point pose put relation role set state status view

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Fowler's position Sims position Sims' position Trendelenburg position Yoga position align anatomical position body position bubble position carry closed position code position cowgirl position developmental position drag drift eccentric position fetal position fielding position fifth position first position fourth position hinge position human position key position lithotomy position long position lotus position missionary position naked position net position neutral position nudge occlusal position open position order overnight position pin pole position position of trust post position preferred position prone position protrusive position pull push qualifying position recovery position sacroanterior position second position serial position effect sex position short position slide sniffing-the-morning-air position sort spoons position statutory position third position

Type Of (IsA)

assumption attitude bodily property body position facet collection occupation orientation physiological attribute of animals point relation relative location role

Manner Of

put

Related Terms

ponent pose posish posit positional positive

Related Terms

chess coordinates dance description fastest fastest qualifier financial instrument first future in racing job job description location missionary opinion option place placed placement pole pose pose it post posture put qualifier racing rank ranked sitting sitting standing spatial spatial coordinates stance stand standing starting starting first status supposition things location where where placed where ranked where you work yoga

Synonym Network

military position place placement put side situation status stead stell

Manner Variants (Troponyms)

pre-position

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.