Synonyms for sitting
ˈsɪt ɪŋsit·ting

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1. sitting, posingnoun

   (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

   "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"

   Synonyms:
   posing, seance, session

   Antonyms:
   moving

2. sittingnoun

   the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

   "he read the mystery at one sitting"

   Synonyms:
   posing, seance, session

   Antonyms:
   moving

3. seance, sitting, sessionnoun

   a meeting of spiritualists

   "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

   Synonyms:
   school term, academic session, posing, academic term, seance, session

   Antonyms:
   moving

4. sittingadjective

   a session as of a legislature or court

   Synonyms:
   posing, seance, session

   Antonyms:
   moving

5. seated, sittingadjective

   (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

   "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"

   Synonyms:
   seated

   Antonyms:
   moving

6. sittingadjective

   not moving and therefore easy to attack

   "a sitting target"

   Synonyms:
   seated

   Antonyms:
   moving

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1. • Meeting
   • Motion
   • Photography

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1. sittingnoun

   Synonyms:
   session

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1. sittingnoun

   Associated words:
   sedentary, assession, astasia

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1. List of paraphrases for "sitting":

   meeting, part-session, session, seated, sit, assis, hearing, zasedání, sittings, house, partsession, assembly, sittin

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How to use sitting in a sentence?

1. Jake Deutsch:

   Ifyoure in an environment where youre around multiple people not wearing masks, youre basically a sitting duck.

2. Judge Jeanine Pirro:

   They didn’t tell anyone that one of the most rabid anti-Trump, anti-Fox people was going to be sitting next to me and interviewing me.

3. Melvyn Hillsdon:

   The problem lies in the absence of movement rather than the time spent sitting itself, any stationary posture where energy expenditure is low may be detrimental to health, be it sitting or standing. The results cast doubt on the benefits of sit-stand work stations.

4. Bill Gassett:

   Technically, if a basketball hoop is cemented into the ground, then it’s considered to go with the house. Freestanding ones sitting on the lawn, however, would be something buyers could take with them.

5. P. J. O'Rourke:

   The preamble to the Constitution states We, the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare... It doesn't say guarantee the general welfare. And it certainly doesn't say give welfare benefits to all the people in the country who aren't doing so well even if the reason they aren't doing so well is because they're sitting on their butts in front of the TV.