Synonyms for pose
poʊzpose

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1. pose

   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, position, posture

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1. pose

   Synonyms:
   puzzle, perplex, bewilder, dumbfounder, mystify, embarrass, daze, confound

   Antonyms:
   enlighten, unmystify, indoctrinate, initiate

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1. airs, posenoun

   affected manners intended to impress others

   "don't put on airs with me"

   Synonyms:
   airs, mannerism, affectation, affectedness

2. posenoun

   a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

   Synonyms:
   airs, mannerism, affectation, affectedness

3. affectation, mannerism, pose, affectednessverb

   a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

   Synonyms:
   idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerism, affectation, affectedness, airs

4. present, poseverb

   introduce

   "This poses an interesting question"

   Synonyms:
   lay out, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, place, get, demo, exhibit, mystify, flummox, show, acquaint, sit, deliver, award, nonplus, confront, personate, impersonate, position, dumbfound, gift, puzzle, lay, salute, give, posture, amaze, beat, represent, stage, gravel, present, face, demonstrate, portray, bewilder, vex, submit, set, model, put, introduce

5. 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, posture, amaze, mold, baby-sit, gravel, pattern, nonplus, bewilder, vex, set, model, puzzle

6. pose, impersonate, personateverb

   pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

   "She posed as the Czar's daughter"

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

7. 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, stupefy, place, gravel, lay, mystify, perplex, bewilder, nonplus, puzzle, posture, sit, get, present, amaze, model, position, personate, baffle, vex, flummox, impersonate

8. 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, position, come in, rate, sic, range, limit, jell, grade, present, coiffe, post, baffle, lay, 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

9. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb

   be a mystery or bewildering to

   "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

   Synonyms:
   drum, lay, take, cause, receive, get at, outfox, wash up, foil, start, besot, father, experience, mystify, pound, rile, stun, have, become, sustain, stay, put, scram, regulate, drive, start out, amaze, stimulate, sire, model, devil, cohere, sting, engender, get to, cleave, go, fix, scotch, pay back, annoy, stick, suffer, beat up, beat, set about, trounce, get down, thrum, incur, posture, stick by, draw, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, exhaust, overreach, stick around, set out, agitate, flap, rag, crush, arrest, stick to, develop, outwit, throw, bring, bewilder, nettle, irritate, mother, set, personate, stir up, lodge, quiver, buzz off, catch, present, scramble, wedge, shake up, make, beget, puzzle, flummox, stand by, thump, cross, get, generate, bind, complicate, nark, find, outsmart, deposit, cling, obtain, vex, worry, adhere, capture, position, aim, induce, ticktack, spoil, perplex, work over, tucker out, raise up, bother, bunk, gravel, begin, disturb, impersonate, fetch, discombobulate, circumvent, let, get under one's skin, frustrate, sit, astound, arrive, tick, produce, pulsate, convey, thwart, bond, acquire, come, bemuse, tucker, commove, pay off, bilk, astonish, ticktock, bugger off, beat out, hold fast, chafe, vanquish, shell, stay put, place, nonplus, commence, baffle

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Constitute
   • Deceive
   • Expose
   • Move
   • Position

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1. posenoun

   Synonyms:
   attitude (formally assumed), posture

2. poseverb

   Synonyms:
   puzzle, stagger, embarrass, bewilder, perplex, mystify, nonplus, put out, put to a stand

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1. posenoun

   Synonyms:
   attitude, posture (assumed)

2. poseverb

   Synonyms:
   attitudinize, nonplus, bewilder, embarrass

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1. List of paraphrases for "pose":

   represent, constitute, ask, raise, present, weigh, put

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How to use pose in a sentence?

1. Ria Tabacco Mar:

   The mail policy is based on the dubious notion that gay prisoners pose a security threat simply for being who they are and the equally absurd idea that reading about gay people will somehow make you gay, gay people are no more likely to pose a threat than anyone else.

2. Stacey Abrams:

   They knew that he was impaired because he had parked in that driveway, and they knew when he ran away that he did not pose a danger that was a deadly force incentive.

3. Brian Wynne:

   We need to permit expanded uses that pose no additional risk to the airspace system, whether within the context of the rule, through the reauthorization or by other means, we need to allow for beyond-visual-line-of-sight, nighttime operations and operations over congested areas. Otherwise we risk stunting a still-nascent industry.

4. The Times:

   ATT is opposed to selling the TV network and is preparing to take the Trump administration to court, arguing the deal with Time Warner does not pose any competition violations.

5. Nydia Velazquez:

   Not only are ICE raids an unconscionable attack on our most vulnerable communities, any attempt by immigration officers to deceivingly pose as local police ought to be prohibited, after holding various 'Know Your Rights' workshops in my district, I've heard firsthand from families who fear reporting crime or engaging with the police due to the potential of getting caught up with immigration agents. This only makes our communities less safe.