Antonyms for bearing
ˈbɛər ɪŋbear·ing

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1. bearing

   Air is that combination of qualities which makes the entire impression we receive in a person's presence; as, we say he has the air of a scholar, or the air of a villain. Appearance refers more to the dress and other externals. We might say of a travel-soiled pedestrian, he has the appearance of a tramp, but the air of a gentleman. Expression and look especially refer to the face. Expression is oftenest applied to that which is habitual; as, he has a pleasant expression of countenance; look may be momentary; as, a look of dismay passed over his face. We may, however, speak of the look or looks as indicating all that we look at; as, he had the look of an adventurer; I did not like his looks. Bearing is rather a lofty word; as, he has a noble bearing; port is practically identical in meaning with bearing, but is more exclusively a literary word. Carriage, too, is generally used in a good sense; as, that lady has a good carriage. Mien is closely synonymous with air, but less often used in a bad sense. We say a rakish air rather than a rakish mien. Mien may be used to express some prevailing feeling; as, "an indignant mien." Demeanor goes beyond appearance, including conduct, behavior; as, a modest demeanor. Manner and style are, in large part at least, acquired. Compare BEHAVIOR.

   Synonyms:
   air, appearance, behavior, carriage, demeanor, expression, fashion, look, manner, mien, port, sort, style, way

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bearing

   Antonyms:
   misbehaviour, jurisdirection, misobservation

   Synonyms:
   behavior, deportment, manner, aspect, carriage, mien, demeanour, port, conduct, inclination, position, appearance, direction, course

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Property
   • Direction
   • Heraldry
   • Relatedness

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bearingnoun

   relevant relation or interconnection

   "those issues have no bearing on our situation"

   Synonyms:
   charge, comportment, posture, heading, aim, mien, heraldic bearing, carriage, presence, armorial bearing

2. bearing, heading, aimnoun

   the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

   Synonyms:
   intention, aim, objective, design, armorial bearing, comportment, gallery, header, carriage, drift, posture, object, charge, presence, intent, target, mien, heraldic bearing, head, purpose, heading

3. bearing, comportment, presence, miennoun

   dignified manner or conduct

   Synonyms:
   charge, comportment, posture, heading, aim, front, mien, heraldic bearing, carriage, presence, armorial bearing

4. 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, posture, go-cart, mien, position, rig, stance, heading, pushchair, pram, equipage, armorial bearing, baby carriage

5. charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearingnoun

   heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

   Synonyms:
   direction, aim, comportment, mission, bang, posture, heraldic bearing, presence, commission, complaint, thrill, kick, carriage, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, charge, tutelage, billing, heading, cathexis, explosive charge, mien, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rush

6. bearingadjective

   a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily

   Synonyms:
   charge, comportment, posture, heading, aim, mien, heraldic bearing, carriage, presence, armorial bearing

7. bearing(a)adjective

   (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

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1. bearingnoun

   Synonyms:
   mien, carriage, port, demeanor, air, deportment, endurance, forbearance, long-suffering, toleration, sufferance, relation, connection, dependency, course, aim, direction, bringing forth, yielding

How to use bearing in a sentence?

1. Attorney General Loretta Lynch:

   With respect to the president’s comments, they have no influence or bearing on how the department manages these matters, and I would have to refer you to him for a review of those.

2. Lorne Baring:

   The CDS (credit default swap) market is indicating a future financial stress for bond holders in the banking sector. There are concerns that the banking sector is under-capitalised in Europe and credit conditions are sub-optimal, and when combined that with the global macro backdrop, with Chinese growth slowing down, there is a natural impact of it around the world and the banking sector is bearing the brunt. There could be a wave of defaults in the energy sector and that will damage the balance sheet of the banking sector.

3. Lisa Page for doing that:

   While it would be nice to have the IG confirm publicly that my personal opinions had absolutely no bearing on the course of the Russia investigations, I don't kid myself that the fact will matter very much for a lot of people, the President has a very loud megaphone.

4. Michael Rakowitz:

   Almost as soon as Carolyn [Christov-Bakargiev] showed me these images of this atelier, I immediately understood that also, as a city, it was these Armenian fingers and hands that were creating these motifs on the building that were bearing silent witness to the trauma in the past 100 years. And it was almost like this architectural seance, where these citizens that were forcibly forgotten, were able to come back in.

5. Epictetus:

   The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forebearing.

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