Synonyms 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

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

   Antonyms:
   misbehaviour, jurisdirection, misobservation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Property
   • Direction
   • Heraldry
   • Relatedness

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bearingnoun

   Synonyms:
   deportment, demeanor, behavior, conduct, carriage, mien, air, port

2. bearingnoun

   Synonyms:
   relation, dependency, connection

3. bearingnoun

   Synonyms:
   endurance, suffering

4. bearingnoun

   Synonyms:
   direction, course, aim, aspect, point of compass

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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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "bearing":

   taking, bearings, load-carrying, having, impact, keeping, incidence, mindful, influence, laying, portant, carrying

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1. Arun Prakash:

   We should be worried the way we have run down our submarine fleet. But with China bearing down on us, the way it is on the Himalayas, the South China Sea and now the Indian Ocean, we should be even more worried, fortunately, there are signs this government has woken up to the crisis.

2. Simon Wheatcroft:

   To run in the right direction all you need is a bearing, so it may be 40 degrees north that you need to run for a certain amount of time. So we created an app that would notify me if I deviated from the desired bearing. And the way it did that was using beeps, much like parking sensors, so the further you deviated from the bearing the higher the frequency of the beeps.

3. Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

   A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

4. State Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno:

   Bearing in mind that there will be an expansion in infrastructure funding, there will be an increase in capital from state-owned banks.

5. Rainer Maria Rilke:

   The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and bearing.