Synonyms for position
pəˈzɪʃ ənpo·si·tion

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1. position

   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, posture

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1. position, placenoun

   the particular portion of space occupied by something

   "he put the lamp back in its place"

   Synonyms:
   stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

2. military position, positionnoun

   a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

3. position, view, perspectivenoun

   a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

   "consider what follows from the positivist view"

   Synonyms:
   stance, prospect, billet, berth, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, aspect, purview, view, linear perspective, post, vista, survey, thought, spatial relation, opinion, status, positioning, scene, sentiment, posture, panorama, eyeshot, horizon, military position, attitude, placement, emplacement, sight, stead, situation, side, location, office, persuasion

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

5. status, positionnoun

   the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

   "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, condition, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

6. position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situationnoun

   a job in an organization

   "he occupied a post in the treasury"

   Synonyms:
   stance, state of affairs, touch, billet, short letter, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, mail, bureau, authority, role, home, station, function, view, post, plaza, property, piazza, mooring, spotlight, topographic point, point, mail service, part, note, spatial relation, bunk, power, dapple, speckle, status, positioning, government agency, fleck, agency, blank space, posture, smear, moorage, site, slip, business office, slur, military position, maculation, attitude, daub, placement, bit, smudge, line, emplacement, space, stead, postal service, smirch, office staff, situation, side, location, office, stain, federal agency, pip, stake, built in bed, military post, shoes, patch, blot

7. position, spatial relationnoun

   the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

   "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

8. positionnoun

   the appropriate or customary location

   "the cars were in position"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

9. positionnoun

   (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

   "what position does he play?"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

10. placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacementnoun

    the act of putting something in a certain place

    Synonyms:
    locating, arrangement, view, location, stead, post, localisation, localization, side, status, place, office, placement, attitude, posture, fix, spot, perspective, emplacement, stance, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

11. situation, positionnoun

    a condition or position in which you find yourself

    "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

    Synonyms:
    locating, stead, view, location, post, placement, side, status, place, emplacement, site, attitude, state of affairs, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

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

13. side, positionnoun

    an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

    "there are two sides to every question"

    Synonyms:
    locating, stead, face, view, location, post, slope, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, incline, lieu, positioning, situation, military position, side of meat, berth, billet

14. place, positionnoun

    an item on a list or in a sequence

    "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"

    Synonyms:
    stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

15. stead, position, place, lieunoun

    the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

    "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

    Synonyms:
    stance, billet, berth, seat, lieu, place, spot, perspective, locating, plaza, station, view, post, property, space, topographic point, shoes, location, spatial relation, status, positioning, blank space, posture, military position, attitude, placement, home, emplacement, stead, situation, side, piazza, office

16. positionverb

    the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

    Synonyms:
    locating, stead, view, location, post, side, status, place, emplacement, placement, attitude, posture, stance, spot, perspective, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, situation, berth, billet

17. positionverb

    cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

    Synonyms:
    set, lay, place, put, pose

18. 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, come in, rate, sic, range, limit, jell, grade, present, coiffe, post, baffle, lay, pose, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Attitude
   • Bodily Property
   • Condition
   • Function
   • Item
   • Military
   • Occupation
   • Opinion
   • Orientation
   • Place
   • Point
   • Role
   • Sport
   • State

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. positionnoun

   Synonyms:
   station, situation, spot, place, locality, post

2. positionnoun

   Synonyms:
   attitude, posture, state, condition

3. positionnoun

   Synonyms:
   proposition, principle, thesis, dictum, assertion, doctrine

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1. positionnoun

   Synonyms:
   situation, post, attitude, posture, situation, place, job, rank, standing, status, state, condition, circumstances

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1. List of paraphrases for "position":

   stance, post, stand, situation, positions, attitude, status, heading, positioning, posture, view, standpoint, location, poste, opinion, ext, job, place, station, conditions, measure, extent, posts, kannan, plaza, viewpoint, measurement, approach, item, standing, line, mail

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How to use position in a sentence?

1. Earl Woods:

   This has been an unbelievable experience and ... everyone here has seen and been with me for them, some of you for my entire life, and some of youfor more than half my life, youve seen the good and the bad, the highs and the lows and I would not be in this position without your help.

2. Tom Brady:

   I feel like it's, for me, always about the team's success, so it's hard to compare one year to another. I feel like I want to play as a championship-level player. That's what I've said for a long time. When I'm not able to do that – I said a long time ago,' When I suck I'll retire,' but what I really meant was when I'm not capable of leading the team to victory then someone else has to do the job, i feel like I can do that. Obviously, we've put ourselves in a decent position – now we're in the postseason, and we've got to take care of a very tough opponent. I just love being out there with the guys. Let's see if we can beat a really tough Eagles team. This team is going to challenge us, and I'm going to have to play good football.

3. Lawrence Weathers:

   I felt like the discipline he received last time should have been a message to him and allow him to come back and become the officer that I know he can be, after this, I just can’t see him coming back. To me, it was a violation of trust and a violation of the position of a police officer. He was supposed to protect the public, but he should also protect his fellow officers.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   We have not had a dominant position all that often in the United States Senate. And so the requirement of the Democrats to get 60 votes has saved us from an awful lot of left-wing policies over the years.

5. Ronen Bergman:

   This is a severe strategic threat to the variety of options that the national security of Israel stands upon, they want to have the bomb in order not to use it. They want to position themselves as a regional superpower and this would give them a nuclear umbrella over their heads.