Synonyms for posture
ˈpɒs tʃərpos·ture

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1. posture

   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, position

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

2. 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, go-cart, mien, position, rig, stance, heading, pushchair, pram, equipage, bearing, armorial bearing, baby carriage

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

4. military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, postureverb

   capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

   "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"

   Synonyms:
   long suit, military posture, bearing, military strength, carriage, force, enduringness, intensity level, strength, military capability, effectiveness, strong point, specialty, persuasiveness, attitude, durability, potency, stance, position, metier, intensity, strong suit, forcefulness, speciality, forte, lastingness

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

6. 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, amaze, mold, baby-sit, gravel, pattern, nonplus, bewilder, vex, set, model, puzzle, pose

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Attitude
   • Behave
   • Bodily Property
   • Expose

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1. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   position, ATTITUDE, POSE

2. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   state, condition, situation, phase

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1. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   attitude

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1. List of paraphrases for "posture":

   position, stance, gesture, attitude

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1. The Pentagon:

   We feel confident that our posture right now is adequate to the challenge and the task, but we do think adding THAAD would simply only improve that posture and improve if you will the reassurance level for our allies.

2. Chief Executive Officer Eileen Drake:

   We remain laser-focused on completing the AR1 program and maximizing our competitive posture and increasing shareholder value.

3. Bonnie Patten:

   I am pretty much the queen of multitasking. Obsessed with anything where I am doing more than one thing at a time, especially since I skipped the gym today. A little Saturday morning waist cinching and working on my posture while cleaning out my closet. Thank you @premadonna87@waistgangsociety for my obsession!!! You can get one at whatsawaist.com. advertising of this sort deceives consumers and harms legitimate business that are following the law.

4. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies, 1711:

   Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same posture with creeping.

5. Grant Wilson:

   Sleeping on your side and curled up in a ball is not the best position because it tends to build up that pressure in the structures and discs in the back, particularly if we sustain that posture for a long time at night. You want to be in a more neutral position, and some people sleep on their stomach, but again that's not advisable, particularly if people have neck pain or headaches.