Synonyms for position
pəˈzɪʃ ənpo·si·tion

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1. position

   Position as applied to the arrangement or situation of the human body or limbs may denote that which is conscious or unconscious, of the living or the dead; but we do not speak of the attitude, pose, or posture of a corpse; unless, in some rare case, we might say the body was found in a sitting posture, where the posture is thought of as assumed in life, or as, at first glance, suggesting life. A posture is assumed without any special reference to expression of feeling; as, an erect posture, a reclining posture; attitude is the position appropriate to the expression of some feeling; the attitude may be unconsciously taken through the strength of the feeling; as, an attitude of defiance; or it may be consciously assumed in the attempt to express the feeling; as, he assumed an attitude of humility. A pose is a position studied for artistic effect, or considered with reference to such effect; the unconscious posture of a spectator or listener may be an admirable pose from an artist's standpoint.

   Synonyms:
   attitude, pose, posture

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1. position, placenoun

   the particular portion of space occupied by something

   "he put the lamp back in its place"

   Synonyms:
   stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

2. military position, positionnoun

   a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

3. position, view, perspectivenoun

   a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

   "consider what follows from the positivist view"

   Synonyms:
   stance, prospect, billet, berth, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, aspect, purview, view, linear perspective, post, vista, survey, thought, spatial relation, opinion, status, positioning, scene, sentiment, posture, panorama, eyeshot, horizon, military position, attitude, placement, emplacement, sight, stead, situation, side, location, office, persuasion

4. position, posture, attitudenoun

   the arrangement of the body and its limbs

   "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, military posture, view, location, carriage, post, side, status, place, emplacement, military capability, military strength, placement, attitude, strength, mental attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, bearing, situation, berth, billet

5. status, positionnoun

   the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

   "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, condition, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

6. position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situationnoun

   a job in an organization

   "he occupied a post in the treasury"

   Synonyms:
   stance, state of affairs, touch, billet, short letter, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, mail, bureau, authority, role, home, station, function, view, post, plaza, property, piazza, mooring, spotlight, topographic point, point, mail service, part, note, spatial relation, bunk, power, dapple, speckle, status, positioning, government agency, fleck, agency, blank space, posture, smear, moorage, site, slip, business office, slur, military position, maculation, attitude, daub, placement, bit, smudge, line, emplacement, space, stead, postal service, smirch, office staff, situation, side, location, office, stain, federal agency, pip, stake, built in bed, military post, shoes, patch, blot

7. position, spatial relationnoun

   the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

   "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

8. positionnoun

   the appropriate or customary location

   "the cars were in position"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

9. positionnoun

   (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

   "what position does he play?"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

10. placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacementnoun

    the act of putting something in a certain place

    Synonyms:
    locating, arrangement, view, location, stead, post, localisation, localization, side, status, place, office, placement, attitude, posture, fix, spot, perspective, emplacement, stance, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

11. situation, positionnoun

    a condition or position in which you find yourself

    "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

    Synonyms:
    locating, stead, view, location, post, placement, side, status, place, emplacement, site, attitude, state of affairs, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

12. position, stance, posturenoun

    a rationalized mental attitude

    Synonyms:
    locating, stead, military posture, view, location, carriage, post, side, status, place, emplacement, military capability, military strength, placement, attitude, strength, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, bearing, situation, berth, billet

13. side, positionnoun

    an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

    "there are two sides to every question"

    Synonyms:
    locating, stead, face, view, location, post, slope, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, incline, lieu, positioning, situation, military position, side of meat, berth, billet

14. place, positionnoun

    an item on a list or in a sequence

    "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"

    Synonyms:
    stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

15. stead, position, place, lieunoun

    the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

    "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

    Synonyms:
    stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

16. positionverb

    the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

    Synonyms:
    locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

17. positionverb

    cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

    Synonyms:
    set, lay, place, put, pose

18. put, set, place, pose, position, layverb

    put into a certain place or abstract location

    "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

    Synonyms:
    sit, site, redact, gear up, fructify, send, mystify, put down, coiffure, plant, cast, put, prepare, do, rank, frame, place, impersonate, fix, countersink, arrange, stick, set up, define, station, gravel, aim, repose, amaze, beat, posture, come out, dress, typeset, localise, dumbfound, localize, mark, go under, point, locate, specify, correct, bewilder, set, personate, come in, rate, sic, range, limit, jell, grade, present, coiffe, post, baffle, lay, pose, vex, coif, commit, direct, perplex, stupefy, flummox, ready, rig, get, order, invest, identify, determine, target, puzzle, model, go down, congeal, assign, lay out, couch, adjust, nonplus

Matched Categories

1. • Attitude
   • Bodily Property
   • Condition
   • Function
   • Item
   • Military
   • Occupation
   • Opinion
   • Orientation
   • Place
   • Point
   • Role
   • Sport
   • State

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. positionnoun

   Synonyms:
   station, situation, spot, place, locality, post

2. positionnoun

   Synonyms:
   attitude, posture, state, condition

3. positionnoun

   Synonyms:
   proposition, principle, thesis, dictum, assertion, doctrine

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. positionnoun

   Synonyms:
   situation, post, attitude, posture, situation, place, job, rank, standing, status, state, condition, circumstances

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1. List of paraphrases for "position":

   stance, post, stand, situation, positions, attitude, status, heading, positioning, posture, view, standpoint, location, poste, opinion, ext, job, place, station, conditions, measure, extent, posts, kannan, plaza, viewpoint, measurement, approach, item, standing, line, mail

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1. Red Bull principal Christian Horner:

   They don’t want to be in this position. They want to be in F1 to compete and they want to win, they don’t want to be in the situation that they are, so of course that is not going to come for free, renault Sport chairman Jerome Stoll recognizes that and Renault Sport seem committed to finding a solution.

2. Thomas Bach:

   The position of the IOC must be given the political neutrality that we are not commenting on political issues.

3. Lee Carter:

   I think that President Biden is in a very difficult position because he's got to make concessions to the far left, but then he's also got people like Joe Manchin that he's got to make sure he doesn't lose.

4. Christian Horner:

   I think probably most people have written Red Bull off for this year but we're fighters and focused on getting ourselves into a competitive position, i think it would be foolhardy to write a team off with the caliber of people that Red Bull has in it.

5. Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo:

   I'm not in a position where I can say, based on all the evidence we've developed, something terrible didn't happen to that young lady that night, all I can tell you is, there is no substantive basis for what is described in that article happened that night.