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

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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

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "bearing":

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

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How to use bearing in a sentence?

1. Epictetus:

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

2. Antonio Costa:

   Naturally it is also up to us, bearing in mind the lack of success (of the center-right), to strive for a government that is stable during the next four years and delivering the change the election results unequivocally showed.

3. Med Yones:

   The ways in which senior executives allocate, manage and position their new digital assets and knowledge resources will have a strong bearing on the firm's ability to compete successfully in today's global digital economy.

4. Scott C. Holstad:

   I'll be damned if my family, uncles, cousins fought, bled, sacrificed all on foreign beaches to free millions of people being tortured and killed by insane genocidal fascists AS WELL AS trying to keep the rest of the world safe from these evil monsters, only to find some decades later, flags bearing Swastikas being planted in American soil, if not eventually American political buildings and agencies!

5. The Fed:

   Prices of CRE (Commercial Real Estate) have continued to advance at a rapid clip amid slowing rent growth and rising interest rates, though there are signs of tightening credit conditions in CRE markets, in derivatives markets, investor compensation for bearing near-term volatility risk has remained low, suggesting a sustained investor risk appetite.