Synonyms for stance
stænsstance

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1. stancenoun

   Synonyms:
   stand, opinion, position

2. stancenoun

   The manner, posture, or pose in which one stands.

   The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.

   Synonyms:
   opinion, position, stand

3. stancenoun

   One’s opinion or point of view.

   I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.

   Synonyms:
   opinion, position, stand

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. stancenoun

   standing posture

   Synonyms:
   posture, position

2. 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, spot, perspective, position, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, bearing, situation, berth, billet

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1. • Position

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1. List of paraphrases for "stance":

   position, attitude, stand, posture, approach, standpoint, view

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1. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   This is our stance and this is the stance of so many parties in the support group and they consider these groups terrorist groups.

2. Joel Kruger:

   It’s becoming increasingly difficult for the Fed to be able to reconcile its stance that inflation is transitory.

3. Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams:

   My stance is still the same, under no circumstances am I going to take someone's guns in violation of their constitutional rights.

4. President Xi Jinping:

   Our tough stance on corruption is here to stay; our tolerance for corruption is zero, and anyone guilty of corruption will be dealt with seriously. We will see to it that every instance of corruption, should it be committed higher up or lower down, is severely punished, we will intensify government supervision, make full use of auditing oversight, and strictly monitor public funds, public resources and state-owned assets.

5. Jim Mattis:

   This decision was taken to create space for our diplomats to negotiate strongly and increasing the prospects for a peaceful solution on the peninsula, at the same time, we maintain a strong collaborative defensive stance to ensure our diplomats continue to negotiate from a position of unquestioned strength.