Synonyms for posture
ˈpɒs tʃərpos·ture

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1. posture

   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, position

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1. 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, stance, spot, perspective, position, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, bearing, situation, berth, billet

2. carriage, bearing, posturenoun

   characteristic way of bearing one's body

   "stood with good posture"

   Synonyms:
   aim, military posture, charge, military strength, pusher, heraldic bearing, presence, comportment, strength, military capability, baby buggy, passenger car, stroller, carriage, coach, attitude, perambulator, go-cart, mien, position, rig, stance, heading, pushchair, pram, equipage, bearing, armorial bearing, baby carriage

3. 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, stance, spot, perspective, position, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, bearing, situation, berth, billet

4. military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, postureverb

   capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

   "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"

   Synonyms:
   long suit, military posture, bearing, military strength, carriage, force, enduringness, intensity level, strength, military capability, effectiveness, strong point, specialty, persuasiveness, attitude, durability, potency, stance, position, metier, intensity, strong suit, forcefulness, speciality, forte, lastingness

5. pose, postureverb

   behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

   "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

   Synonyms:
   put, stick, dumbfound, beat, set, pose, stupefy, place, gravel, lay, mystify, perplex, bewilder, nonplus, puzzle, sit, get, present, amaze, model, position, personate, baffle, vex, flummox, impersonate

6. model, pose, sit, postureverb

   assume a posture as for artistic purposes

   "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

   Synonyms:
   sit down, stupefy, baffle, stick, seat, mock up, get, sit, simulate, put, mystify, flummox, beat, present, place, personate, impersonate, position, dumbfound, perplex, mould, sit around, lay, ride, amaze, mold, baby-sit, gravel, pattern, nonplus, bewilder, vex, set, model, puzzle, pose

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Attitude
   • Behave
   • Bodily Property
   • Expose

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1. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   position, ATTITUDE, POSE

2. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   state, condition, situation, phase

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1. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   attitude

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1. List of paraphrases for "posture":

   position, stance, gesture, attitude

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1. Becca Wasser:

   If we are trying to have a flexible posture where we are not tied to permanent bases, ... you are going to need to back it up with a logistics network that can make sure you can flow in people and weaponry as needed.

2. Marise Payne:

   The development of facilities will support the Force Posture Initiatives.

3. Attorney General William Barr:

   A crime can not be established here. They did not have a basis for a counterintelligence investigation against Michael FlynnFlynn at that stage, given the current posture of this case, the Court anticipates that individuals and organizations will seek leave of the Court to file amicus curiae brief.

4. President Barack Obama:

   Well, in fact the American people did decide -- back in 2012 when they elected me president of the United States with sufficient electoral votes, i think (Garland) had a pretty good sense of the posture that Majority Leader McConnell took immediately after Justice Scalia's passing.

5. Daniel Hokanson:

   But at the same time, we need to be smart about how we approach this new posture, unfortunately, we've had in our country other incidents of terrorism both foreign and domestic and we want to look to see what had been the best approaches to hardening without looking like we're hardening our security.